2007-04-30 11:49:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
my company is currently working on a system that has a computer that calculates the rotor blades position,rotor blade speed, pilots weight, airspeed , rate of decent,ect.. to where ejection between the rotor blades is possible.. they are currently looking for test pilots.no prior flight experience is necessary, also we are working on a system that ejects the pilot from the bottom..but the drawback on that one is it doesn't activate until the aircraft is 60 feet above ground level. the pilot would be ejected at 100mph straight into the ground the be crushed buy the helo also..this program was dropped due to shortage of volunteers
2007-04-30 14:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
so far, there is only one helicopter out of all the militaries around the world that its equipped with ejection seats, thats the ka-50/52 hokum, when the pilot activates the ejection sequence, there is a release mechanism that jettisons the blades so the pilot and copilot wont get chopped and then the ejection seat shoots them out of the helicopter, other than that is no, helicopter pilots depend on the autorotation maneuver wich works by puttin the helicopter in a diving direction in certain angle then when they are close enough pull up, creating an air cushion for the helicopter to land safe enough for the crew to survive and get out of the helicopter. hope this helped
2007-04-30 14:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by mailbox_killah 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Back in the 60's they tried to develop a helicopter with an ejection seat. As the pilot ejected the canopy blew open and the rotor blade were cut away. I guess the concept never made it very far because you don't hear much about that idea anymore
2007-04-30 12:30:01 · answer #3 · answered by Been There 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes in some types of helicopters. Military helicopters have special rotars (the things that spin around) that jettison off allowing for an ejection seat. However many civilian and corporate helicopters do not have this special feature. In addition hellicopters can be landed safely when the engine stops running. Its called a power off landing. It can be accomplished by an experienced pilot with the proper training. There are some limitations to that though.
2007-04-30 12:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by spunn_out 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's at least one military helicopter where the rotor blades are blown off explosively before the ejection seats fires up through where they were, otherwise it's diced pilot!
I know that in at least one case the crew have bailed out through the doors, i.e not ejected, with success. That was an EH101 test aircraft where they were wearing parachutes.
Normally helicopter crews don't wear 'chutes as it's usual to ride the aircraft down, bailing out not normally being successful.
2007-04-30 20:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES they can. A regular jump (skydiving) is easy, baling out of an out of control machine is a bit tricky as you need to avoid the rotors. Ejection seats are possible, either firing upwards after explosively separating the rotors or with a reinforced seat that protects ( shown in one of the James Bonds, Goldeneye I think) Alternatively ejecting downwards, but not to be used near the ground!
2007-05-01 21:28:19 · answer #6 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a system currently on the market by the company that designed the extraction seats for the Sukhoi SU-31. It is a rail system that pushes the pilot and seat out past the rotor disk before deploying...
2007-05-01 11:27:40 · answer #7 · answered by Gordon B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They can bail out the side, though. There is an exception, a Russian attack helicopter, the KA-50 "Black Shark". I know of no civilian copter with an ejection seat.
2007-04-30 11:53:00 · answer #8 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on circumstance. Usually a bail situation means the machine is already out of control and unable to do a "auto gyration" maneuver, so it would be nearly impossible, yea miraculous, to get out of the rotor wash. There is just not enough time, also most helicopters have these sorts of problems on take off and landing, much to low for a parachute to operate effectively.
2007-04-30 12:15:10 · answer #9 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
lol this is qite funny sorry but good questio anyways as mntioned bofoe they can bail from the sides but highley unreccomended but if you where to eject from the top well im sure you would know what would happena althou they could eject the rotor blade before ejecting but the people beloew would be vey unhappy so I would have to say no but yes on very limited terms
2007-04-30 14:01:55 · answer #10 · answered by Concorde 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋