NASA helicopter drop test

NASA aeronautics researchers recently dropped a small helicopter from a height of 35 feet (10.7 m) to see whether an expandable honeycomb cushion called a deployable energy absorber could lessen the destructive force of a crash.

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• helicopter
• drop
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[asaseletricas]

I hope that could save many lives in near future.

[onebigmob999]

@JUKIO01 actually, these are pretty much the conditions of a crash following an auto-rotation (the procedure for most malfunctions), similar speed and angle. Its mostly because of pilot error that you see nasty videos of helos falling out of the sky

[TheUberdude14]

hey this is form that program indestructables in discoverychannel

[XDeathSmack666]

Did it work??

[CF1791ROLFMAO]

@JUKIO01 the idea is to simulate a helicopter crash and in most cases the helicopter would not just fall out of the sky in a straight line it would most likely be moving forward when it comes down

[CF1791ROLFMAO]

OH NO in the crash they lost all the hair and FACE!!!!!!!!!

[canonselphycp]

Helicopters don't crash straight to the ground, and you're right, I think they should put it at a higher height.

[nightworld0092003]

dats wat i call inovation rather than guns killing ppl.. gud job guys

[JUKIO01]

man, that was nothing, i knew the helicopter was going to be fine. they need to do it higher and not at an angle.

[sody2000]

Can I get one of those in a helmet for when I drink too much?