"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Is there a single case of a BRS being used on ANY aircraft that the
airframe wasn't damaged?

I was just wondering if there is a single case of a helicopter doing an
actual auto rotation were it wasn't damaged. When I flew the Bell 47 it
wasn't much of an issue but the big lifting helos and even the Jet
Rangers don't have it quite so easy. I think the weights they put on
the ends of the rotors are only there to give enough energy to save
lives, not necessarily to avoid damaging the aircraft.

-Robert


Well I know of at least one. During my training and with about 5 hours of
solo I had to autorotate when I lost the engine in an R22. Thank god I had
just spent the previous hour practicing autos with my instructor. The only
difference was instead of to hover as practiced I had to land it.

The instructor walked out to the taxiway wondering why I had landed and
parked there.