• @Sam_Bass
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    104 months ago

    High chance the rotor has dramatically slowed if the eject is necessary

    • @[email protected]
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      34 months ago

      You are not thinking of crashes. The rotor won’t have any time to slow down if the helicopter is about to crash into a building or the ground for reason unrelated to engine (or similar components) failure

      • Zoot
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        84 months ago

        What we really need is a seat that ejects you directly into the ground

        • @Buddahriffic
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          54 months ago

          Instead of ejecting the pilot away from the helicopter, why not design the helicopter to eject away from the pilot?

        • @deltapi
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          44 months ago

          The designers of the Tu-22 would like a word.

        • @[email protected]
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          34 months ago

          Yeah, I know but in this probably fictional scenario something has gone so bad that it’s impossible to autorotate.

          Autorotation also only works well at higher altitudes.

      • @Sam_Bass
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        24 months ago

        You may be right, i may be crazy