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by frenchman_in_ny 4159 days ago
"And doesn't glide" -- as opposed to, say, autorotation?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2a9H8Xw8Mo

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I've seen people do autorotation landings (only for training, fortunately) and... I'll take something with wings, thanks :)
As the very video you link to explains, a helicopter does have wings. They just look a lot different than in a "fixed wing" design. :)