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A copter can glide, in a fashion.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation
But fixed wing gliding is a bit easier
Fuck that for a game of soldiers
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A copter can glide, in a fashion.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation
But fixed wing gliding is a bit easier
That's not strictly true. If power is lost, you would be shocked at the amount of different planes that have the aerodynamics of a brick when no thrust is available
True but most chopper pilots can and are taught to auto rotate to waterSuch as ?
There's been cases of big jets losing all power way out over the ocean and still gliding to a safe on land landing.
Lose power over water in a chopper and you're buggered saving a miracle.
Rotor failure, gearbox failure, engine failure can all kill you pretty quickly especially if the helicopters pushing top speed
True but most chopper pilots can and are taught to auto rotate to water
unless you have an actual rotor failure (as in in comes apart) you should always be able to auto-rotate in all 3 cases you've listed
lose a wing on a plane for example and you'll crash - no chance of a glide forced landing there
I reckon driving a tank is safer Pip, unless we're at warThere must be millions of helicopter flights everyday and a handful of crashes. Statistically it's probably the safest way to travel.
Autorotation as mentioned above. A chopper can glide to pretty much anywhere. A fixed wing can't.A copter can glide, in a fashion.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation
But fixed wing gliding is a bit easier
Most larger choppers have floatation devices.Such as ?
There's been cases of big jets losing all power way out over the ocean and still gliding to a safe on land landing.
Lose power over water in a chopper and you're buggered saving a miracle.
Autorotation as mentioned above. A chopper can glide to pretty much anywhere. A fixed wing can't.
Choppers will float mostly and have stringent maintenance so less likely to have casualtiesThen what ?
You're probably fish food unless in range of a quick rescue.
Lots of casualties with choppers going down in water in recent years, I wonder what the survival rate is ?
With fixed wing as long as you have height you have a chance of a safe landing.
So rare for a plane to lose a wing, it's hardly worth a mention.
Bexcuse the only crashes you really hear about are in the north sea.So how come they nearly always end up in the drink ?
Given height planes can glide hundreds of miles
So does gliding.Doesn't auto rotation only work at specific height and speeds which vary between helicopters? So if your outside of those parameters your fucked as it's almost impossible to auto rotate?
It just seemed like people were making out that no matter what height and speed you can glide for as long as you want which is far from the truth.Bexcuse the only crashes you really hear about are in the north sea.
Ye's, but any plane outwith airliners don't have the height to do that. You'll get about 100km from 30,000 in an average airliner.
As mentioned above. Give me the choice of chopper or plane to lose engine's in. Chopper every time.
So does gliding.
How many tanks you been through this week then?I reckon driving a tank is safer Pip, unless we're at war
3How many tanks you been through this week then?
So how come they nearly always end up in the drink ?
Given height planes can glide hundreds of miles
I've said for years that helicopter crashes must be the top topper of rich people and celebrities.