Re: Helicopter

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From: DonH
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:56

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"DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> wrote in message 
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> Is the helicopter essentially an unstable aircraft?
>  By that, I mean, is it usually fatal if something goes wrong?
>  Unlike fixed-wing aircraft, it can't glide down if the rotors stop.
>  If at high enough altitude, the pilot could bail out, and parachute down.
>  Is there a remedy?  Retractable wings?
>  The virtue of a helicopter is - it can hover.
>  Its vice is - falling like a stone.
>

# It seems the ABC helicopter which crashed was 23 years old - metal 
fatigue?
   How many of us drive a car that old?  Yes, vintage cars do exist, but 
need scrupulous maintenance, and are mostly only driven on special 
occasions.
   Maybe a cash-strapped ABC can't afford to trade its choppers in each year 
on the latest model. (Incidentally, never buy the latest model, lest the 
bugs haven't been ironed out. Same with pharmaceuticals.)

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