i heard that if you don't duck your head when your getting into a helicopter the rotor will suck you up and decapitate you, is this true?
2007-06-29 15:04:54 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
my history teaher told me this a long time ago, and until now i couldn't get a good answer
2007-06-29 15:07:38 · update #1
27 months at Fliegerhorst Kaserne (Army Airfield).
Ducking can help keep stuff getting blown DOWN into your face. Stuff can still get you. There is a swirling effect when the wind force hits the ground mostly at the area before directly under the blades, once under the blades that would be to your back. If there is an old crew chief out there he would know better. The blades are well above your head. Never heard of a decapitation.
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2007-06-29 15:22:42 · answer #1 · answered by Stand-up philosopher. It's good to be the King 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under the rarest of circumstances , yes. The rotor blades of a helicopter are mounted on a swivel which allows the pilot to adjust the pitch and yaw while in flight. When on a pad, a very strong wind gust can pitch the blades down, so that the outer rotation could hit a tall individual in the head out the outer edge of the rotation. Once again, this is under the rare circumstance that a tall person would be at the outer range of the blades when a strong gust of wind, tilted them in the correct direction to cause contact, but , yes, it can and has happened.
2007-06-29 22:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by booman17 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It happens all the time. The people that supposedly died in 911...no, thats a big cover up by George bush to hide that fact that all those people were sucked up into spinning helicopter rotors that the government placed on the tops of the towers.
2007-06-29 23:46:48 · answer #3 · answered by amercfighter 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. It's 100% false. Like somebody above me said, the way that a helicopter lifts itself is by pushing air down. Think of overhead fans; they work on the same principle.
2007-06-29 22:07:34 · answer #4 · answered by Riven Liether 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how low the blades are rotating and how much elevation you're walking on. I once had to crawl into a helo because the blades were only a few feet above the hill I was on. It was not completely on the ground below me.
In MOST scenarios, no, it will not chop your head off.
2007-06-29 22:46:52 · answer #5 · answered by John T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depending on what type of helicopter you can get struck in the head and the 60s are the ones I worry about. but they dont suck you up , rotor droop ect is what gets ya...peace
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2007-06-29 22:09:07 · answer #6 · answered by sltydgx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not even close. tell your teacher to get a clue. the reason you duck when getting in a chopper is to make sure you clear the end of the blades that can be drooping down and if you are tall well it might not be a good end to your day.
2007-06-29 23:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by darrell m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The helicopter flies because the propellers push air DOWN.
2007-06-29 22:06:58 · answer #8 · answered by spudmunkey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That isn't true! When I was deployed in Iraq, we spent a lot of time getting in and out of shanooks and choppers and I don't recall getting sucked into the blades.
2007-06-29 22:09:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope it wont happen unless you'er in a french heli. But really you'er more likely to injured by the tail rotor.
2007-06-29 22:37:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋