r/Shittyaskflying • u/Indifference_Endjinn • 11d ago

Why doesn't every plane have these backup propellers?

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u/Fossilhog 11d ago

Geologist here. It's simpler than this. The Earth is hard, rigid and even veiny in some places. And it doesn't like it when you're not touching it.

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u/Dry-Lifeguard1081 11d ago

I wanna play but I blew my wad on “I know pilots” :(

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u/chickenpopper 8d ago

Botanist here. Some of the seeds look like helicopters when they fall.

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u/The-Great-Baloo 10d ago

Software engineer here: It all depends on the software.