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A helicopter can auto-rotate, though that's really the least-bad option if you're in that sort of situation. It turns an assuredly fatal scenario into a hopeful
by astrodust 10y ago
A helicopter can auto-rotate, though that's really the least-bad option if you're in that sort of situation. It turns an assuredly fatal scenario into a hopefully, maybe, possibly survivable one: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/14605/how-does-a-helicopter-pilot-execute-an-auto-rotation-landing https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/14605/how-does-...
Here's a demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTqu9iMiPIU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTqu9iMiPIU
- jimbokun 10y agoHaha! That Neil DeGrasse Tyson, what a dummy. (Good sport, though. And I also thought a helicopter would drop like a rock without power.)
- astrodust 10y agoIt drops like a rock if the Jesus Nut (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_nut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_nut) fails, but that situation is freakishly rare.
- lookACamel 10y agoSo similar to how a maple seed glides?
- astrodust 10y agoNot really. Watch the video. A maple seed has less control over how it spins.
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