The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThey had it running so loud that we couldn't even talk.startrek.websiteimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1504arrow-down128
arrow-up1476arrow-down1imageThey had it running so loud that we couldn't even talk.startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarethorbot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down10·1 year agoYeah cuz a helicopter rotor has a big fucking on off switch
minus-squarepiracy_is_good_xdd@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agohey bro, its kind of a joke
minus-squareTannah@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIt does - the magnetos can be turned off (usually like turning a key in a car), which will immediately stop the engine from firing.
minus-squareIron Lynx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s assuming a chopper with a piston engine, right? I’m pretty sure most helicopters today have turboshaft engines, they’ll run as long as there’s fuel and air.
minus-squareAfghaniscran@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoI mean, I felt it went without saying but apparently that guy thought helicopters were constantly running just waiting to go.
Yeah cuz a helicopter rotor has a big fucking on off switch
hey bro, its kind of a joke
It does - the magnetos can be turned off (usually like turning a key in a car), which will immediately stop the engine from firing.
That’s assuming a chopper with a piston engine, right? I’m pretty sure most helicopters today have turboshaft engines, they’ll run as long as there’s fuel and air.
I mean, I felt it went without saying but apparently that guy thought helicopters were constantly running just waiting to go.