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Falling Fast, Thinking Faster: A Resilience-Based Approach to Autorotation

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Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting

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Abstract

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Volume 69, Issue 1, Page 2220-2224, September 2025.
In rotary-wing aviation, autorotation is a critical emergency maneuver that demands rapid decision-making under extreme stress. The tragic crash of Papillon 34 in 2001, where an autorotation attempt failed, underscored a fundamental gap in helicopter ...