On 11/04/2022 11:28 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
If you lose a prop blade in a fixed wing, there's at least a chance of a
deadstick landing. With a copter, it's put your head between your legs
and kiss your ass goodbye...
A fellow we knew (sadly he has developed dementia in his
My favorite show is Air Disasters. Very compelling and fact-filled
analysis of what went wrong. Produced in Canada.
https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/air-disasters
On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 10:48 AM mitch--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> On 2022-04-12 10:27, OK Don via
On 2022-04-12 10:27, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
If you lose a prop blade in a fixed wing, the vibration will tear the
engine off the front of the plane and the massive imbalance will
prevent a
graceful descent. Same end result as in the copter.
Neighbor did that in a pusher prop UL. It
If you lose a prop blade in a fixed wing, the vibration will tear the
engine off the front of the plane and the massive imbalance will prevent a
graceful descent. Same end result as in the copter.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 11:29 PM M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
If you lose a prop blade in a fixed wing, there's at least a chance of a
deadstick landing. With a copter, it's put your head between your legs
and kiss your ass goodbye...
On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 7:30 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> At least in a helicopter
At least in a helicopter you can autorotate.
-D
> On Apr 11, 2022, at 7:53 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I'm beginning to give fly-by-wire the same high regard I give to
> helicopters, i.e. I want no part of either.
>
> -MMM-
>
>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 9:32 AM Floyd
I'm beginning to give fly-by-wire the same high regard I give to
helicopters, i.e. I want no part of either.
-MMM-
On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 9:32 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> oops
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avVvgYQtDiI
>
>
> --
> --FT
>
oops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avVvgYQtDiI
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--FT
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