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Zandrick t1_j1wusdd wrote

What makes a helicopter different from a flying car?

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JamesTweet t1_j1xg2tu wrote

If the engine cuts out in a helicopter the pilot can use the energy still of the rotating blades to land. This is called an autorotation landing. But this is no guarantee of a safe landing.

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Words_Are_Hrad t1_j1yh8kt wrote

No that is not autorotation. Autorotation involves pitching the blades so they act as a turbine spinning faster as you fall then pitching them back down to create lift just before hitting the ground. It is NOT the leftover energy in the system that is doing it.

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JimC29 t1_j1y6vtc wrote

You can't drive it to your final destination once you land

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