Red Bull Air Races

[fly2001]

I got a chance to chance to check out the Red Bull races on Saturday first hand in San Diego. The obvoius highlight was the BO-105 helicopter doing flips, rolls, and everything else that could make you say wow. Anybody else seen it before? And what else is the B0-105 primarily used for? I think that Cal Star (med) uses them , but I don't recall anywhere else.

[Goldy]

I got a chance to chance to check out the Red Bull races on Saturday first hand in San Diego. The obvoius highlight was the BO-105 helicopter doing flips, rolls, and everything else that could make you say wow. Anybody else seen it before? And what else is the B0-105 primarily used for? I think that Cal Star (med) uses them , but I don't recall anywhere else.

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Yeah, I wanted to go, wasnt sure if the 105 would be there. It was just pouring buckets of rain in L.A. so I couldnt bring myself to trying to drive down I5. The BO 105 was built back in the late 60's..Im not sure anyone per se uses them anymore. Obviously it is one fantastic ship. I hear the weather cleared at noon in San Diego and it was a great day down there....

[Witch]

What gets me is that these pilots can pull 10 G's without a G-suit, even though it's only for a couple of seconds. I remember seeing Peter Besenye (sp?) pull 13 G's for a few seconds.

 

On a side note, I told that to some people at work and they're like 'No way, your body would liquify and that a person can only stand a max of 8 G's.' Goes to show how much these guys know about aerospace medicine.

 

Anyway, it's still fun to watch even though it's on TV.

 

Later

[Stroh]

I got a chance to chance to check out the Red Bull races on Saturday first hand in San Diego. The obvoius highlight was the BO-105 helicopter doing flips, rolls, and everything else that could make you say wow. Anybody else seen it before? And what else is the B0-105 primarily used for? I think that Cal Star (med) uses them , but I don't recall anywhere else.

 

Tallahassee Life Flight flew th BO-105 up until May of 2005 when it was replaced with an EC-135, I also think that PHI might still operate a couple of the 105's but I can't confirm that. I am sure there are others that I'm just not aware of.

[me shakes fist]

Never saw it in person but I usually see them when we air it on FSN here at my work (a TV broadcasting company). One of em I saw, they were saying one of the pilots had a herniated disc so if 10 G's is alot, imagine that with a back injury.

[slick1537]

I recall a show on discovery talking about the blue angels and how they don't wear g-suits. However the highest thing I recall them saying is 8Gs. They sook "hook" in a really low grunty voice and it has something to do with slowing blood flow to the legs or something. Not sure.

[klmmarine]

Naval aircrews are trained to use the Hook method to avoid grey out, when encountering high G. It forces the abdominal muscles to contract, keeping your blood from migrating from your upper body into your legs.

 

It is also more polite than saying, "Oh Sh*!"