Darren-K Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 hope no-one was hurt,. check out the soldier who jumps out and scrambles clear ! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=994390050505369174&q=CRASH&pl=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Prawn Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Scary, but strangely cool as well:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 as long as the guys inside knew which way the copter was landing (as in side) i think with there training they would be able to survive hopefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 that guy who jumped out was smacked by the rear tire and flicked in the air, think he be dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 oh no he got up! but probly minced by blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Jeez, just how did the pilot manage to get him self in to such a pickle like that! one minute landing then the next spinning all over the place! hope everyone survived! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YA55ER_C Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 how the hell did he do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Opppss thats nasty. Best bet would be stay inside until its over. Wouldn't fancy a section of blade hitting me on the ground looks like tail rotor failure. Maybe the driveshaft snapped arter the hard landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 French, need i say more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughie Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 he came in with too much horizontal speed, so pitched it up to try to slow it down. Unfortuantely he pitched up TOO much and contacted the rear into the ground first, hitting the rear rotor and causing rear-rotor failure. Rear-rotor failure is known as a zero-survivability situation in helicopters. The only reason anyone lived was that it happened on landing, not high up. i'm pretty sure the guy that got flung out survived. - i can't see him being hit by anything UNLESS the tail hit him before he ran clear. Two more which are good (AND TO ALL THE TEDIOUS SMART ALECS - NO I DO NOT BLEEDING CARE IF THESE ARE REPOSTS) : Brilliant Chinook skills, especially the manoueuvre starting at 2m25secs.: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6019970022155239486 IN-COCKPIT camera filming a military pilot ejecting just 20 seconds after take off. Got out just 140feet above ground level.: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3787769698063121523 Finally one more: another pilot coming in wioth too much lateralspeed, pitches up to slow down and loses altitude,catching rear wheel on safety net (ha) and plunges into ocean causing fatalities. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-72293662863359175 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 That chinook coming to a stand still on the rear wheels was damn good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 wow! Didn't know a chinook was so nimble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Heard of a real nasty one when i was a kid from an RAF fitter. Gloster Javelin fighter (two crew) went into a continuous roll 80 feet above the ground. The crew tried to eject but unfortunately by the time the ejector seats fired the plane was in the inverted part of the roll and they both ejected straight into the ground. When they found the pilot's helmet, which was some distanc from his body, his head was still in it...yuk....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Watched "We were soldiers" last night - brilliant film if you're a helicopter lover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I remember hearing how the royal marines initiation involved standing on a LandRover and having a hercules transport aircraft fly incredibly low whilst the guy was looking the other way. One poor guy had his head knocked off by a flypast when the airfcraft was slightly to low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I was watching in the crawd line when this happened at Fairford as two Mig 29 finished the display. I'll never forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 This is a good one from Break.com. The very first shot is the scariest of all. http://www.break.com/index/airshowcrash27.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Jeez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 wow both the pictures and the clip are impressive ,. no disrespect to the pilots like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 One of the first things mentioned on an offsore survival course is if the chopper goes down you stay inside, count to 7 and the blades should be stopped by then if they mash the water. Just your donald duck at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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