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Record 1 2007-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
  • Air Safety
CONT

Helicopter Blow Off Method - One municipality hired a helicopter to blow the snow off their roof. This might work well with the light, powdery type of snow that would blow off easily. What happens though if the roof is loaded to its limit with snow and then a helicopter hovers overhead. Could the down blast cause a collapse? It's possible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
OBS

«la rotation de la voilure sustentatrice engendre en effet un puissant souffle d'air dirigé de haut en bas...» (Le Siècle de l'avion, p. 355)

Spanish

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