SAIL FAIRING EDGE HANDHOLD
FIG7 is a simplified top view of an example rotorcraft having example fairing edge handholds on each side of the example rotorcraft, in accordance with certain embodiments 
Referring to FIG7, FIG7 is a simplified top view of an example rotorcraft having example fairing edge handholds on each side of the example rotorcraft, in accordance with certain embodiments. In particular, FIG7 illustrates a top view of a portion of a rotorcraft 700 and its rotor system 702. The rotorcraft 700 may include an upper fairing assembly 714a and a lower fairing assembly 714b. The upper fairing assembly 714a may include a first fairing edge handhold 730a on a first side 750a of the rotorcraft 700 and a second fairing edge handhold 730b on a second side 750b of the rotorcraft 700. The first and second fairing edge handholds 730a, 730b may be aft of at least a portion of the rotor system 702 (e.g., the rotor hub, certain rotating rotor flight controls, etc.) along the edges of the upper fairing 714a of the rotorcraft 700.
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['1. A sail fairing (114a) for a rotorcraft (100) comprising: a fairing edge (220) that includes: a first edge portion (220a) configured to provide a first clearance distance (222a) between the fairing (114a) and rotor controls (216) of the rotorcraft (100); and a second edge portion (220b) configured to provide a second clearance distance (222b) between the fairing (114a) and the rotor controls of the rotorcraft (100), wherein the second clearance distance (222b) is greater than the first clearance distance (222a) to provide a clearance width (232) that represents a cutout distance measured between the first edge portion (220a) and the second edge portion (220b) and that is sufficient for a person to engage one or more hands along the second edge portion (220b) while allowing the rotor controls (216) to rotate without contacting the one or more hands engaged along the second edge portion (220b); and a support structure (224) attached to an attachment interface (238) of the fairing (114a) below the second edge portion (220b); wherein the second edge portion (220b) and the support structure (224) provide a handhold (230) configured to support a hand traffic load on the fairing (114a).']