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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 guess there is some kind of logic behind it but, not enough for me to prefer a falling chopper to a parachute. It might give you some control but, how much does it really slow you down?
Give me the ‘chute every time.
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