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by JoeCortopassi 738 days ago
planes/helicopters have a fuel source that is orders of magnitude less volatile, and are also able to safely land without power
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What fuels do you mean in particular? If you’re talking about hypergolic propellants, those aren’t commonly used as a main propellant on manned rockets. Most planes and helicopters use kerosene, which is also the primary fuel used by the launch stages of manned rockets.