Terminology / Helicopter Aerodynamics Autorotation To perform control descend and safe landing with using relative wind to maintain rotor RPM when the engine fails. (Maintain 1500ft/min descending rate). Source: The Way to a Certificate of Helicopter, http://home.att.ne.jp/gamma/fujiwara/index-e.htm

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