Movie Helicopter?

[TWEEK]

You are all wrong, as Mikey well knows.  They are Heliochopters, dammit.

[Gulfstream Driver]

Interesting question Mike.  I guess I'd always assumed a sailplane was one type of glider.  As opposed to say a Hang glider, or Para-glider for example.

Phil

That would be my opinion, too.  Technically, a sailplane has a much larger aspect ratio than a regular glider, right?

[Mike]

hmmm... 

We don't have any glider people in the forum, do we?!

I know that in Austria, the hot air baloon people get really upset when you say "flying" the baloon instead of "driving".
Because aparently, since it's not using AofA and other aerodynamic prinicples to get into the air like birds and planes, it
can't be considered flying....

All the things you have to watch out for when making a 3 panel comic strip. . .     

But it this strip it doesn't matter because it would be just like Chuck to mess up the proper terms anyways.

[Gulfstream Driver]

But it this strip it doesn't matter because it would be just like Chuck to mess up the proper terms anyways.

Pretty convenient.   

[Mike]

But it this strip it doesn't matter because it would be just like Chuck to mess up the proper terms anyways.

Pretty convenient.   

isn't it ?! 

This is gonna be our new answer to all questions the reader might have and even all the "oops" that happen in the strips:

"We meant to do that!"

ie.
Q: Why is Chuck flying from the wrong side again?
A: We meant to do that! He doesn't know which side he's supposed to sit on.

See??   

[Turbomallard]

But it this strip it doesn't matter because it would be just like Chuck to mess up the proper terms anyways.

Pretty convenient.   

isn't it ?! 

This is gonna be our new answer to all questions the reader might have and even all the "oops" that happen in the strips:

"We meant to do that!"

ie.
Q: Why is Chuck flying from the wrong side again?
A: We meant to do that! He doesn't know which side he's supposed to sit on.

See??   

The old standby of programmers: It's not a bug... it's a feature! 

TM

[fireflyr]

The Space Shuttle is a glider---I don't think there could be anyone that would call it a sailplane!

[undatc]

The Space Shuttle is a glider---I don't think there could be anyone that would call it a sailplane!

The shuttle is more of a brick with control surfaces.  We were talking about it in my aerodynamics class a few years back, and it has a glide ratio of something like, .000001:1.  And it makes sense, it actually cant fly anywhere, all it does it fall in the direction they aim it.

[fireflyr]

Yep, it falls alright, but there's enough energy to flare just before touchdown, just like a "copter" (Mike is sooooo gonna get me for that one) doing an autorotation 

[Mike]

Yep, it falls alright, but there's enough energy to flare just before touchdown, just like a "copter" (Mike is sooooo gonna get me for that one) doing an autorotation 

Works great for the shuttle AND for copters !  ("Copter" is fine Jim, BTW  )

Some helos glide further than a fixed-wing-minded person would think. Come out to CA and I'll demonstrate !

[tundra_flier]

Yep, it falls alright, but there's enough energy to flare just before touchdown, just like a "copter" (Mike is sooooo gonna get me for that one) doing an autorotation 

Works great for the shuttle AND for copters !  ("Copter" is fine Jim, BTW  )

Some helos glide further than a fixed-wing-minded person would think. Come out to CA and I'll demonstrate !

I'll believe that when I see a heli pilot duplicate Bob Hoover's energy managment routine.      

Phil

[fireflyr]

Yep, it falls alright, but there's enough energy to flare just before touchdown, just like a "copter" (Mike is sooooo gonna get me for that one) doing an autorotation 

Works great for the shuttle AND for copters !  ("Copter" is fine Jim, BTW  )

Some helos glide further than a fixed-wing-minded person would think. Come out to CA and I'll demonstrate !

I'll believe that when I see a heli pilot duplicate Bob Hoover's energy managment routine.      

Phil

Can you feather the rotor??

[Panzerrat]

Yep, it falls alright, but there's enough energy to flare just before touchdown, just like a "copter" (Mike is sooooo gonna get me for that one) doing an autorotation 

Works great for the shuttle AND for copters !  ("Copter" is fine Jim, BTW  )

Some helos glide further than a fixed-wing-minded person would think. Come out to CA and I'll demonstrate !

I'll believe that when I see a heli pilot duplicate Bob Hoover's energy managment routine.      

Phil

Can you feather the rotor??

I dunno...  Do you like gliding like an anvil?

Can't just about any airplane with an engine no worky worky glide all the way to the ground?  (I'll leave it to you to define the glide ratio and distance.)

[undatc]

I dunno...  Do you like gliding like an anvil?

Can't just about any airplane with an engine no worky worky glide all the way to the ground?  (I'll leave it to you to define the glide ratio and distance.)

Yes and no.  Its about finding the right glide ratio for that airplane.  For instance in our warriors its 73 knots.  At that speed the warrior produces the least ammount of drag for the maximum ammount of lift.  This allow's you glide (or fall with style) for the most ammont of time.  I dont know off hand, but if I remember right the glide ration on our warriors is someting like 9:1 ie it will move 9 units forward for every one unit it will drop (cant remember if its in feet meters or what but thats the gist).  Gliders have some ungodly glide ratios, my friend flys them at the air force academy and he was telling me they have one experimental one that has like a 20:1 glide ratio.  The lower the ratio, the shorter youll fly, er fall, the higher the longer you'll stay aloft.

[chuckar101]

20:1 is nothing, there are gliders that come into ely for the summer that have ratio's near to if not over 30:1 but those are extremely expenisive.