How long can a helicopter fly?

If you are looking for a different, exciting and, above all, very cool plan, a helicopter ride will do it in spades. But if you are going to do it for the first time, it is better to go with some previously learned knowledge so that when flying you can talk to the pilot about everything that interests you about the experience. Being smart, in this case, will captivate the staff.

1. How long can a helicopter fly autonomously?
2. How fast does a helicopter fly?
3. What is the maximum height at which a helicopter can fly?
4. What maximum weight can a helicopter carry?
5. Do weather conditions affect helicopter flight?
6. Can a helicopter land anywhere?

Keep all the answers and you will go on your adventure prepared to understand the laws of aerodynamics or how physics influences helicopter flights. Who knows? You might want to train as a pilot and fly one yourself.





1. The first thing you should know is that there are many types of helicopters and each one of them for a different function. Forestry, army... but the one used for a recreational flight has other much more specific characteristics, starting with its flight time limit. Physically, the maximum speed of a helicopter is 460 km/h, the world record being 463 km/h.

2. The speed reached by helicopters is between 186 and 245 km/h.

3. Although the record for the highest altitude reached by a helicopter is 12,442 meters in 1972 and the second place is 8,850 m in 2005 , the truth is that a helicopter, and more recreationally, cannot reach those heights. The average is approximately 2 km high.

4. We continue talking about light helicopters. These can carry between 800 and 1,200 kg.

5. Under normal weather conditions, atmospheric situations such as fog or gusts of wind do not usually pose a problem when to take a helicopter flight. But it is a factor that the pilot in command of the flight always has to assess. If the expert considers that the fog is too dense and may hinder vision during the flight, or that the wind blows too strongly to affect the correct operation of the helicopter's propellers, the "walk through the clouds" can be postponed until the next available date.

6. Helicopters, unless it is an emergency landing, land at heliports. When performing this maneuver vertically, unlike airplanes, they do not need as much space as these. As long as they have enough diameter to maneuver, it will be enough for a successful landing.





Now that you know a little more about how helicopters work and what their flights are like, we are convinced that your "bug bites more" and you want your next adventure to be aboard one of these. giants. Perfect! We know that it is a very good decision, that's why here you have all the helicopter flights that you can do in Spain.