1. A system for determining the total torque required at the main and tail rotors of a helicopter for use in feed-forward rotor torque anticipation comprising: a) means for predicting the aerodynamic torque at the main and tail rotors with the helicopter in motion; b) means for determining the torque at the main rotor with the helicopter stationary; c) means for determining the torque at the tail rotor with the helicopter stationary; and d) means for calculating the required total torque at the main and tail rotors based upon the aerodynamic torque at the main and tail rotors with the helicopter in motion, the torque at the main rotor with the helicopter stationary, and the torque at the tail rotor with the helicopter stationary.