To: Stosh
“ Surprised Mars has enough of an atmosphere for a helicopter to actually work.”
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Don’t forget that gravity is considerably less.
22 posted on
03/02/2021 4:11:02 PM PST by
snoringbear
(,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
To: snoringbear
38% of earth gravity.
1% of earth atmospheric density.
Blade speed 5X earth helicopter speed, limited to M0.7 at the tip.
27 posted on
03/02/2021 4:40:12 PM PST by
ProtectOurFreedom
(The Weak Never Started, The Cowards fail along the way, Only the Strong Survive)
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