Originally posted by OffroadX:
Someone on a local 4x4 board asked a related question: Could a helicopter take off from a turntable rotating at the same RPM as the blades but in the opposite direction?
Interesting...tht got me thinking if the turntable was spinning but the rotor isn't, would the Hellicopter lift off of the turntable if it matched the rpms of the rotor at takeoff?
Great, now we have something else for Mythbusters to test, and have people still argue over anyways. :rolleyes: