Yeah, helicopter crashes are generally not fatal. Shock absorbing seats, an airframe that's designed to absorb impact energy, plus the autorotating main rotor t

Yeah, helicopter crashes are generally not fatal. Shock absorbing seats, an airframe that's designed to absorb impact energy, plus the autorotating main rotor that slows down the descent like a whirlybird toy. Some of Kamov helicopters, as mentioned, feature ejection seats. What's interesting is that explosively-ejected rotor blades. The blades have enough rotational inertia to intercept the crew's ejection path if they were just released at the hub.