Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Very Interesting

I've never seen a gas vortex form off helicopter blades as they take off, thought you guys might also find this interesting. from r/interestingasfuck



The blade tips cause vortices to form which cause a pressure change sufficient to cause cloud formation.

2 comments:

  1. It's a V-22 V/STOL. Technically not a helicopter. But that's being picky. The principle is the same.

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  2. A vivid example of why the Brits call them airscrews and not propellers.

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