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Rotor system inertia is incredibly important in autorotation, and this fact will pretty much make autorotation in quad+-rotor aircraft a no-go.
The only option here is a ballistic parachute / BRS, and personally that's not a system I'd stake my life on.
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Rotor system inertia is incredibly important in autorotation, and this fact will pretty much make autorotation in quad+-rotor aircraft a no-go.
The only option here is a ballistic parachute / BRS, and personally that's not a system I'd stake my life on.