Helicopter Cargo Delivery Debate

Comments debate the use of helicopters versus new fixed-wing or VTOL aircraft for delivering heavy payloads like wind turbine blades to remote areas, highlighting helicopter limitations such as fuel inefficiency, thin air lift issues, and lack of landing pads.

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AFAIK e.g AS332 I.e EC225 ycombinator.com helicopter helicopters lift rig drop rocket boat flying weather blades

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noahl Aug 15, 2019 View on HN

That sounds like the current use case for helicopters.

sergiotapia Oct 19, 2021 View on HN

Is a helicopter out of the question?

SubiculumCode Mar 16, 2020 View on HN

Helicopter drops are needed, imo

mehrdadn Sep 29, 2020 View on HN

This looks awesome. How does it compare to a helicopter though? Are helicopters not available for these situations?

mNovak Dec 30, 2020 View on HN

Operating nearby to helicopters may be feasible

mrfusion Sep 22, 2017 View on HN

Would a small helicopter make more sense?

WatchDog Jan 24, 2016 View on HN

Why use a plane and catapult instead of just using a helicopter?

Invictus0 Jan 26, 2025 View on HN

Why couldn't the helicopters just take off and hover for a while?

ColinWright Sep 29, 2020 View on HN

> ... why not use a helicopter?Mentioned elsewhere in this thread:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24626472

andrewflnr Mar 26, 2021 View on HN

In helicopters? That's the tricky part.