Re:The Tragic End of Natalia Nagovitsyna's Ordeal on Pobeda ...
by stavros on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @04:04AM
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Wow, I didn't realize helicopters can't go that high. I was wondering why it wasn't a simple helicopter extraction job, there you go.
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Re:The Tragic End of Natalia Nagovitsyna's Ordeal on Pobeda ...
by n1b0m on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @06:48AM
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Yes, helicopters can't fly at extremely high altitudes because their rotor blades need dense air to generate lift, and the air becomes too thin at high altitudes. This decreased air density requires the rotors to spin faster and the engines to work harder, ultimately limiting the aircraft's ability to maintain sufficient lift and power
Re:The Tragic End of Natalia Nagovitsyna's Ordeal on Pobeda ...
by Mars008 on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @03:20PM
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> Yes, helicopters can't fly at extremely high altitudes because their rotor blades need dense air to generate lift,
On Mars atmosphere is about 1%, or close. Still helicopter did fly. Correctly saying 'helicopters designed for dense atmosphere cannot fly in thin'.
It is possible to build a drone specifically for these cases. Which will be able to lift 200kg off Everest. With long, wide blades. It's not that expensive and not a rocket science onymore.