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A thousand intricate parts flying in loose formation.So I have been asked in the past what a helicopter pilot does in the event of an engine failure. Firstly there are worst things that can happen, number 1 being a main rotor gear box failure. You always want the rotors to spin. In essence a helicopter with no power becomes a gyrocopter which tiggers some very specific laws of physics. Point the nose down, allow the rotors to pick up speed (energy) and at the last minute shed all the energy from the blades and touch down at the same time. This is called autorotation. We also joke that auto rotation is something for the pilot to do with his/her hands and feet while they fall to their death.....When the gear box does not allow the rotors to spin as in a gear box failure, well you get the jist.....Nothing left to do with hands and feet.
A thousand intricate parts flying in loose formation.
So I have been asked in the past what a helicopter pilot does in the event of an engine failure. Firstly there are worst things that can happen, number 1 being a main rotor gear box failure. You always want the rotors to spin. In essence a helicopter with no power becomes a gyrocopter which tiggers some very specific laws of physics. Point the nose down, allow the rotors to pick up speed (energy) and at the last minute shed all the energy from the blades and touch down at the same time. This is called autorotation. We also joke that auto rotation is something for the pilot to do with his/her hands and feet while they fall to their death.....
When the gear box does not allow the rotors to spin as in a gear box failure, well you get the jist.....Nothing left to do with hands and feet.