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STOP DOING VTOL (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did they ever solve the issue of helicopters natural state being free fall?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Autorotation.

Jean Boulet in 1972 landed safely from 40,814 ft.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yep, arguably a vtol is much worse if you are close to the ground, which is the main place vtol is used.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I don't get why they exist but seeing a jet slowly hover in place is terrifying.

"Because we can."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

LTOL for life, yo!