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minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 days agoDid they ever solve the issue of helicopters natural state being free fall?
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoAutorotation. Jean Boulet in 1972 landed safely from 40,814 ft.
minus-squareastropenguin5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoYep, arguably a vtol is much worse if you are close to the ground, which is the main place vtol is used.
Did they ever solve the issue of helicopters natural state being free fall?
Autorotation.
Jean Boulet in 1972 landed safely from 40,814 ft.
Yep, arguably a vtol is much worse if you are close to the ground, which is the main place vtol is used.