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For my first poll ever, I will examine an interesting topic brought up in the beautiful aircraft post.  Just for some fun, thanks for voting.

Of course they are.

Helicopters defy all the laws of aerodynamics. They are simply so ugly that the earfh repels them.

Helicopters defy all the laws of aerodynamics. They are simply so ugly that the earfh repels them.

That or they should naturally screw themselves into the ground.

Matt

What's so wrong with helicopters?

I agree that some helicopters are good looking (beautiful is stretching it) but helicopters as a whole are not.

I love the Hind Helos Except for the Hind A which is disgusting

Helicopters are great, and I have a hard time understanding why people seem to have issues with them!

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Helicopters are great, and I have a hard time understanding why people seem to have issues with them!

Ever been to a vintage helicoptor fly-in....? I sure havn't....

It seems like the only people that don't like them are those that don't understand how they work, and/or are intimidated by them for some reason.
And I have been to a helicopter fly-in, which featured both modern and "vintage" flying and static displays, sponsored by this agency:
http://www.helicoptermuseum.org/

I have been around helicopters literally every day of my life, and I simply don't understand why people dislike them. Reasons please?

And as for the vintage comment.....I have seen plenty of flying helicopters that I would consider vintage or "almost-vintage" running about.
These include (with production dates):

Bell 47 series (1945)
Bell 206 (1962)
Piasecki H-21 (1949)
UH-1 "Huey" (1956)
CH-47 "Chinook" (1961)
AH-1 "Cobra" (1965)
OH-6/MD500 (1963)

^^ Perhaps you recognize a few of those names...

It sure is funny that people hate what they don't understand.

One of my favourite helicopters is the AH-64 Apache.

It seems like the only people that don't like them are those that don't understand how they work, and/or are intimidated by them for some reason.

I have been around helicopters literally every day of my life, and I simply don't understand why people dislike them. Reasons please?

It sure is funny that people hate what they don't understand.

I worked with aircraft for almost 40 years & I still spend a lot of time around them. I understand how helicopters work which is the main reason I dislike them. Too many whirling bits & pieces for my liking.

PS. Apart from that I've never seen a helicopter that I would call beautiful. They all have the appearance of huge insects.

I must admit, when I went to Gatlinburg Tennessee, we went on one of their helicopter tours and it scared me to death! I got to sit up by the pilot, and when he started to hover above the dam and I looked down at my feet and saw nothing but several thousand feet worth of free fall, I prayed that he knew what he was doing! The landing really freaked me out too!  :o
Helicopters also make for an interesting bailout if needed!
But they do have a lot of good looking ones.

Interesting poll Shane.

It seems like the only people that don't like them are those that don't understand how they work, and/or are intimidated by them for some reason.

I don't hate helicoptors, I just prefer to have wings and a propeller in front of me.

But for me, a fixed wing pilot, it's my duty to give helicoptors a hard time. Just like I do the Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and the Marines. We don't hate each other, but we do like to give each other a little bit of crap every now and then....