Poll: stall speed in a jet at cruise altitude - Page 2

subpilot · May 18th, 2008, 05:59

"Helicopters don't actually fly. They just beat the air into submission."

LMAO--- I'm using that one. Hilarious!!!

nosehair · May 19th, 2008, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian J

A combination of altitude and airspeed from which it would be impossible to successfully complete an autorotation in the event of an engine failure.

Not impossible, Sir, just unlikely for the normal school trained individul. With practice, a helicopter will autorotate from any altitude at a hover.

Take the standard 3-foot hovering auto, and increase it one foot at a time, and you'll be doing it from a hundred feet before you know it.

Ian J · May 19th, 2008, 20:55

To the best of my fading memory, the most dangerous part of the chart was during high-speed, low-level flight.

And a 100 foot hovering auto in a Jet Ranger is one thing. A 100 foot hovering auto in a Chinook is another.

Thank god for that second engine!

View Poll Results: A jet at cruise altitude will stall:
at a higher IAS than it would at low altitude	30	48.39%
at the same IAS than it would at low altitude	26	41.94%
at a lower IAS than it would at low altitude	6	9.68%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

May 18th, 2008, 05:59	#26
subpilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 691	Re: Poll: stall speed in a jet at cruise altitude "Helicopters don't actually fly. They just beat the air into submission." LMAO--- I'm using that one. Hilarious!!! __________________ Together We Served "Helicopters don't actually fly. They just beat the air into submission." -Firebird2XC

May 19th, 2008, 20:55	#28
Ian J Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Moving to TN... Posts: 5,891 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Poll: stall speed in a jet at cruise altitude To the best of my fading memory, the most dangerous part of the chart was during high-speed, low-level flight. And a 100 foot hovering auto in a Jet Ranger is one thing. A 100 foot hovering auto in a Chinook is another. Thank god for that second engine! __________________

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