Autorotation - Destin "Smarter Every Day" Sandlin

[ryoder 1,400]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTqu9iMiPIU

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[quade 3]

I find it almost incredulous Tyson didn't know this.

I suspect this was a staged "disagreement" for educational purposes.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[ryoder 1,400]

I was thinking the same thing.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[skycatcher68 7]

quade

I find it almost incredulous Tyson didn't know this.

I suspect this was a staged "disagreement" for educational purposes.

Which is what he said at the end of the video.

"And I want to thank Neil deGrasse Tyson for agreeing to be the [airquotes] foil [/airquotes] for this video."

What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?

[turtlespeed 212]

I got all turned around.

My head is still spinning.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[RMK 3]

I've got a R44 Clipper II. You'd be surprised how far they can glide in autorotation. About 4:1 glide ratio and if you lower the main rotor RPM to 90% it goes to about 4.7:1.

"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to attend his classes"

[Phillbo 11]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzDaBzBlL0

[kallend 1,648]

quade

I find it almost incredulous Tyson didn't know this.

I suspect this was a staged "disagreement" for educational purposes.

yes - surely he has heard of autogyros and Juan de la Cierva. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_la_Cierva

And he must have seen the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice" which featured a Wallis autogyro.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[riggerrob 558]

That black R-44 helicopter is based at Pitt Meadows Airport, right across the taxiway from my loft. Pilot Brad routinely takes his bulldog "Bentley" flying in the helicopter. Bentley is a friendly fellow who's favorite pastime is flying.
A few months ago, Playboy magazine did a photo-shoot with near-naked women climbing all over that helicopter.