Why aren’t there airplane sized helicopters? Helicopters seem better in terms of no long runway needed, and the ease of moving in any direction.

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Why aren’t there airplane sized helicopters? Helicopters seem better in terms of no long runway needed, and the ease of moving in any direction.

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Youd need to find a way to make industrial windmill size propellers spin at helicopter speeds. The amount of power needed would be absurd, we might as well go to Mars with that much thrust

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