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Originally Posted by Buehler445
I talked to my Dad about this today and how much more comfortable I'd be in a plane than copter on engine failure. He told me he had the same conversation with the FAA guy that certified grandpa's planes. The FAA guy said, "no, the blades are an airfoil. As air moves across it, they'll turn. You're going down, but you'll have control. I gave Dad this super skeptical  kind of look, but WTF do I know, he may be right. |
I can say without a doubt, helicopter crashes ****ing suck. A lot. A whole ****ing lot.
Also Blackhawks have been designed to fall from like 40-60 feet straight to the ground and keep the passengers safe from injuries. Something between the suspension on the bird and the suspension seats inside.
Edit: the blades will spin if you are moving forward fast enough, from my experience if you are just holding in place. Then the blades shit out, not much spinning from them.