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That kind of stable flight is ok for an unmanned vehicle, but I don't think a passenger/pilot would be delighted abut that kind of accelerations and spin.
by miahi 12y ago
That kind of stable flight is ok for an unmanned vehicle, but I don't think a passenger/pilot would be delighted abut that kind of accelerations and spin.
- louthy 12y agoI guess if it's a choice between smashing into the ground and short period of spinning whilst an automated system landed the vehicle, I think I know what I'd go for.
- ljf 12y agoDepending on how fast you are spinning, I imagine the deceleration on landing, for a human passenger would be lethal or life threatening.
- gvr 12y agoIt might be better to include a parachute above the rotors. The Cirrus SR22 single engine aircraft has this (their system's called CAPS.) It lets you sail to the ground in the event of some catastrophic failure preventing you from landing the aircraft safely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_SR22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_SR22
- mentos 12y agoWould the airplane parachute be scalable to large commercial jets? I assume the fuel costs of carrying the extra parachute weight are too great but curious about the engineering.
- WalterBright 12y agoNobody has made a parachute remotely large enough. The engineering challenges are quite unknown. I suspect the parachute would be far too heavy. Also, jets fly very fast, and the jerk when the chute opens would likely rip things apart.