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[–] 14 points 8 months ago* (4 children)

Not really, the autorotation makes the blades behave like a parachute, so you can also glide down gently. You need blades to be heavily damaged for it to fall down like a stone, same with planes when the wings fall off.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    That's because the helicopter crashes you've seen were the ones where something catastrophic happened, like a midair collision or a pilot error. That's what makes the news, not the safe landings where engine failure has occurred.

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