The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 months agoThey had it running so loud that we couldn't even talk.startrek.websiteimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down133
arrow-up1694arrow-down1imageThey had it running so loud that we couldn't even talk.startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareTannah@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·9 months agoIt does - the magnetos can be turned off (usually like turning a key in a car), which will immediately stop the engine from firing.
minus-squareAfghaniscran@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·9 months agoI mean, I felt it went without saying but apparently that guy thought helicopters were constantly running just waiting to go.
minus-squareIron Lynx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoThat’s assuming a chopper with a piston engine, right? I’m pretty sure most helicopters today have turboshaft engines, they’ll run as long as there’s fuel and air.
It does - the magnetos can be turned off (usually like turning a key in a car), which will immediately stop the engine from firing.
I mean, I felt it went without saying but apparently that guy thought helicopters were constantly running just waiting to go.
That’s assuming a chopper with a piston engine, right? I’m pretty sure most helicopters today have turboshaft engines, they’ll run as long as there’s fuel and air.