On Dec 31, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 31/12/11, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> A helicopter >> does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces >> and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any >> disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; >> immediately and disastrously. There is no such thing as a gliding >> helicopter. > > Sorry John, but you couldn't be more wrong. Given the choice between a > single engined fixed wing plane and a helicopter - both with engine > failure at 5000 feet - I would take the helicopter every time. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation_(helicopter)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider > -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
