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re: Anyone been on a helicopter that lost power and auto-rotated down?

Posted on 2/27/17 at 3:00 pm to
Posted by BHM
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 2/27/17 at 3:00 pm to
From my limited knowledge...


Aircraft loses power.

Uses forward momentum and downward travel to keep the rotor blades spinning.

At the right time just above the ground, the pilot will pitch the spinning blades to create momentary lift.

Hopefully the timing is good and the momentary lift will allow them to may a survivable controlled landing.
This post was edited on 2/27/17 at 3:01 pm
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