Helicopter Physics Series - #5 Autorotation = NO PARACHUTE! - Smarter Every Day 50
Please share so i can buy my son another parachute (this is a joke.... but seriously...click link) http://on.fb.me/ChopperParachute . I apologize for the ads. Proceeds go to my children's education...
========== Hey it's me Destin.Welcome back to Smarter Every Day.
We're right in the middle of a series on helicopters and we're gonna talk to you about.. What is this called?
(son) Parachute.A parachute.
So in airplanes, the pilotcan have a parachute so if anything
goes south he can jump outand he can parachute to safety.
Do you want to test the parachute real quick?(son) Yeah I'll do it.
OK we're gonna use the parachute off the balcony here. Check this out.Daddy's gonna throw it. You ready?Parachute man...in the ocean. 1...2...3...Oh man! [laugh]We just gave the parachute man to our neighbours.So think about this.
Let's say we're in a helicopterand we're up high and all of a sudden we run
into tro...