Timeline for Why is *vertical* autorotation in a helicopter not recommended?
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| Aug 17, 2017 at 3:36 | comment | added | Koyovis | In your last paragraph you say that in a vertical autorotation the rotor can be prevented from overspeeding - pull the collective up far enough and the blades will stall. Again something that it is much harder to do without any horizontal speed. And the descend speed remains frighteningly high even with the rotor at 100%. | |
| Aug 17, 2017 at 0:18 | history | answered | tj1000 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |