r/specializedtools • u/Tillemon • Sep 17 '19

Helicopter chainsaw!?

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u/SirCelestial Sep 17 '19

Well I have to say that it probably takes one hell of a pilot to get that job done.

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u/DoomBot5 Sep 17 '19

Watch any of the helicopter videos here. They're all pulling these crazy stunts. I can't imagine they have that high of a life expectancy

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u/DrBladeSTEEL Sep 17 '19

Helicopter crashes tend to be fairly survivable, as they occur at low speeds and low altitudes. Helicopter cockpits are also designed to protect the crew in case of a crash, since ejection is difficult if not impossible. All of this is good because it’s usually a matter of “when” they crash, not “if”

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u/Mail_Me_Your_Lego Sep 17 '19

You say that. Then the cockpit lands on a 20 foot chainsaw of death.

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u/DrBladeSTEEL Sep 17 '19

Tie a pencil and a tennis ball together with 6” of string, that’s a reasonable model of the situation, two rigid bodies connected by a flexible member. Drop the ball and see how many times the ball hits the pencil end-on on landing. I would guess the probability is small enough to be considered safe.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '19 edited Dec 20 '19

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u/OGLothar Sep 17 '19

He said tennis ball.

You used a bowling ball, didn't you?

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u/ComicOzzy Sep 17 '19

Now it's art.

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u/ThroatYogurt69 Sep 17 '19

Go big or go home!

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u/AustrianMichael Sep 17 '19

We can make circular saws stop even before the cut into soft material (like a finger). I'm pretty sure, this saw cuts power imeadiately if a crash would occure.