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What does it take to cut through a helicopter blade?
I'm working on a story about survival in the wilderness, and the main character's base is a crashed helicopter. I was just wondering what he would need to cut through one of the propellers to use the resources for other purposes.
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I have never heard of that (although maybe you should suggest it to them). I am fairly active on COPA (Cirrus Owner and Pilot's Association), and I have never heard it mentioned.
I will tell you this - the parachute works. It's an emergency device, and the plane is rarely salvageable, and you *may* even get banged up - but the impact under canopy is almost always survivable. And that is far better than the outcome for most IMC loss of control or aircraft control failure situations in conventional aircraft.
To an atheist, the threat of hell is just one more brainwashing trick of religious education. There comes a time, if one is alert through life when one finally discovers that it's purely ridiculous to pray to God for your team to win or for this to happen or that to not happen. There's no value in it. The only good it does is to give the person praying false hope. Face it, stuff happens. Unexplainable things happen and religious people call them miracles. Religion was invented because people couldn't understand why things happened so they created a deity as an easy explanation. If you research religion, the Jesus-like character has existed in many different stories in many different times even to ancient times (many many years BC) The Bible is so often taken out of context and only the portions that are convenient to the follower are ever followed. Many current trends, such as tattoos are expressly forbidden in the Bible,. In today's world a majority of Christians seem to be conservative politically which does not even begin to follow the teachings of Christ, who promoted social programs, give your riches to the poor, etc.... No atheists need not fear hell because it will be filled with Christians. While Christians all endure the rapture the atheists will gladly stay behind and take care of the Christians' pets.
A true helicopter is one of the more complex flying machines, pound for pound, that there is. And it is much more difficult to fly than a conventional fixed wing aircraft (about six times the workload for the pilot). Having said that, I am going to assume that you are thinking along the lines of "Hey, wouldn't it be great to put some parts together and have my own little helicopter for flying around." And yes, it would.
Specifically, most folks putting together a homebuilt aircraft or helicopter based around an automotive engine seem to like the engines in Subaru Jettas and the like. However, if you can get something like an IO-360 from Lycoming or TCM (perhaps surplus, parted our from an old airplane), that will produce more power per pound. But I warn you, a helicopter takes a LOT more than just hooking an engine to a rotor.
Probably a lot more practical - look into some of the ultralights. If you really want a helicopter-like vehicle, consider a gyrocopter. A heck of a lot simpler to build. With an "pre-rotate" feature, they can almost take off from a standing start, and have a very short landing roll. Look into a magazine called "Kitplane" for some ideas, and join EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association). Good luck, and fly safe.
i am a pilot. I flew helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. I am afraid of heights. but that means i am terrified to look down from a high building or a cliff. when i strapped into a 23,000 pound 45 foot long helicopter i feared nothing.
because if you eject up you will get chopped up in the rotors. it is safer to autorotate and land the helicopter. if you land hard, all the parts that fall off are thrown away from you.
Students and certificated pilots both are required to remain current and to have a check ride (flight review with an instructor) every 24 calendar months. The ones you're seeing are probably going out to the practice area to practice their flight maneuvers. If a pilot doesn't practice regularly his or her skills can deteriorate rapidly.
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