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A helicopter propeller rotates in counter clockwise direction when viewed from the top about the vertical axis. When the helicopter takes right turn in the horizontal plane, the effect of the gyroscopic couple is

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no effect

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nose will move down

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C

tail will move down

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D

left wing rises

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Solution

The correct option is A no effect
The spin axis and precession axis are parallel (both are vertical) hence there is no gyroscopic effect

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