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Which risk increases when helicopter rotor tip speed exceeds a critical value in humid air?

A)Cavitation damages rotor surfaces
B)Compressibility induces shock stall
C)Viscosity reduces the effective lift
D)Turbulence decreases engine combustion efficiency

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Increasing rotor speed raises the Mach number near blade tips, therefore Compressibility induces shock stall because local supersonic flow creates shock waves rather than viscosity inducing stall; turbulent combustion affects piston planes.

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