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Helicopters and muscle memory

Flying a helicopter turns out to be much more like riding a bike than driving a car. Torque, counter torque and cyclic explain why.

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A yellow RAF rescue helicopter flying low over countryside through red smoke

It turns out that flying an helicopter is much more like riding a bike and not quite like driving a car.

Why is that so?
Well, because torque, counter torque and cyclic of course…