Does any force from an earthquake in particular anything over 6.0 on the Richter scale affect a helicopter hovering around the affected area or even bring it down?
2007-08-04 04:45:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
'sea link2'...then what the hell are you doing answering this question then. Why bother.
2007-08-04 04:54:22 · update #1
The amount of energy released from an earthquake is dependent on the strength of the earthquake, the depth of the epicenter, and the density of the surrounding rocks. Typical rocks near the crust of the earth have a specific gravity of between 2.5 and 2.7. The atmosphere at sea level has a specific gravity of about 0.0012.
Therefore, air is not sufficiently dense for energy from an earthquake (seismic waves) to be transferred to the atmosphere, and there will be no effect to an aircraft.
I suppose, however - at least in theory - a helicopter operating at a speed and rotor blade angle of attack combination that is very near compressibility stall, it could be possible to stall the blades and "bring it down" like you suggest. In this imaginary scenario, this crash would be entirely preventable by appropriate pilot action.
2007-08-04 06:59:46 · answer #1 · answered by minefinder 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's the dust getting into the engine that downs aircraft in these circumstances
2007-08-04 04:50:34 · answer #2 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing should happen to it.
2007-08-04 04:51:45 · answer #3 · answered by Nunya Bizness 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You don't really have anything to do, dude!
2007-08-04 04:51:55 · answer #4 · answered by sea link2 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋