cwil7280 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Posted April 3, 2014 No problem. It blows my mind seeing helos do this sort of stuff. It makes me wonder if it is a highly experienced pilot (obviously) that can make the aircraft do maneuvers like that, or are some designed for it and others not? I mean I'm sure an R-22 can't do that sort of stuff, so how do you know when a helicopter is mechanically capable of doing flips and rolls? Besides trial and error... Quote
brackac Posted April 3, 2014 Report Posted April 3, 2014 No problem. It blows my mind seeing helos do this sort of stuff. It makes me wonder if it is a highly experienced pilot (obviously) that can make the aircraft do maneuvers like that, or are some designed for it and others not? I mean I'm sure an R-22 can't do that sort of stuff, so how do you know when a helicopter is mechanically capable of doing flips and rolls? Besides trial and error... Rotor system has a lot to do with it. Quote
Lindsey Posted April 6, 2014 Report Posted April 6, 2014 The best video ever: featuring myself, l3uller (who also made the video), matteus, cantankerously, PhrogGuy, and a few others. 4 Quote
akscott60 Posted April 6, 2014 Report Posted April 6, 2014 Woot! A fresh batch of WOJGs. Congrats. 1 Quote
wm200 Posted April 6, 2014 Report Posted April 6, 2014 The best video ever: featuring myself, l3uller (who also made the video), matteus, cantankerously, PhrogGuy, and a few others. I'm the guy getting yelled at for the bad haircut lol Quote
Lindsey Posted April 6, 2014 Report Posted April 6, 2014 I'm the guy getting yelled at for the bad haircut lolYou!! Quote
Fliesbecauseracecar Posted April 6, 2014 Report Posted April 6, 2014 Well done folks. Welcome to the fold. Now I hope you don't lose your broom pushing or coffee making skills over the course of flight school. Also now make sure you go through the WOC wash with the dirtiest nastiest car you can find, but tip well. 1 Quote
ShaneWey Posted April 10, 2014 Report Posted April 10, 2014 Here's one from Utah NG fighting some fires. Provides some perspective on different mission types. It isn't feeding cattle but hey... Quote
cwil7280 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Posted April 13, 2014 http://thebrigade.thechive.com/2014/03/03/get-low-in-some-older-ah-1-footage-video/ AH-1 low level flight Quote
Wally Posted April 14, 2014 Report Posted April 14, 2014 That's the only way you could almost sneak up on bad guys if you were flying Bells... Quote
cwil7280 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Not flying related, directly, but motivational nonetheless. President Reagans "We Must Fight" speech with a little music, and some cool military video to go along. Quote
cwil7280 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 What do you guys think of this? Looks pretty dangerous to me. Quote
akscott60 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4a2_1397684237 3 Quote
ShaneWey Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xxsj2YSPgU You guys may have seen this one before but wow! Quote
Wally Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 There's not enough rum in the Royal Navy to talk me into trying that, and I like rum. 1 Quote
skyreaper Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4a2_1397684237I dislike coaxial rotors and hope the army never gets one. Quote
ShaneWey Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 Agreed. The Ka-52 is an awesome beast but coaxial rotors in general seem dangerous. Not only from the amount of torque on two stacked swashplates but also I read somewhere that the torque of pulling hard maneuvers can cause the blades to come in contact with one another. That would be a bad day. Seems dicey. Quote
akscott60 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 Kamov has been making coaxial helicopters for 50 years. I think they figured out most of the bugs by now, but it is Russian after all.... They are kind enough to fit ejection seats for those guys. 1 Quote
skyreaper Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 Kamov has been making coaxial helicopters for 50 years. I think they figured out most of the bugs by now, but it is Russian after all.... They are kind enough to fit ejection seats for those guys. I wonder how long the ejection sequence takes and why the US doesnt use one for rotorcraft. I know it was R&D for awhile. Quote
wm200 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 I think they decided it was safer to try to land than blast the rotors off and eject close to the ground. Quote
Lindsey Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 I think they decided it was safer to try to land then blast the rotors off and eject close to the ground.I can just imagine some dude ejecting because he panicked over a not-so-major emergency. Just think of how many times people enter autorotation when they didn't have to. Quote
Ritter Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 Agreed. The Ka-52 is an awesome beast but coaxial rotors in general seem dangerous. Not only from the amount of torque on two stacked swashplates but also I read somewhere that the torque of pulling hard maneuvers can cause the blades to come in contact with one another. That would be a bad day. Seems dicey. It happens in DCS blackshark. 1 Quote
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