Here's an older video of a guy wringing a chopper out in the German backcountry. Thought some of you might enjoy.
Backcountry Chopper Vid
Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:57 am
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Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:11 pm
Re: Backcountry Chopper Vid
Due to the rigid rotor system in the BO-105, it is, as far as helicopters go, EXTREMELY maneuverable!
If you tried this in a bell jet ranger, you probably wouldn't have made it past the :03 second mark. If somehow you survived that maneuver, you would have died shortly after the negative G pushover at :20 seconds
Fun to watch though!
If you tried this in a bell jet ranger, you probably wouldn't have made it past the :03 second mark. If somehow you survived that maneuver, you would have died shortly after the negative G pushover at :20 seconds
Fun to watch though!
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Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:45 pm
Re: Backcountry Chopper Vid
Fun to watch but you won't live very long flying like that.
Have you seen this one from the camera on an Apache.
Have you seen this one from the camera on an Apache.
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Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:43 pm
Re: Backcountry Chopper Vid
Video isn't coming through, for some reason. Can you repost?
Is it the one where they try to fit through the gap in the trees? That's one of my favorites.
Is it the one where they try to fit through the gap in the trees? That's one of my favorites.
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Sat Aug 24, 2013 1:27 pm
Re: Backcountry Chopper Vid
I've seen this before, and my recollection is that in fact the pilot didn't live much longer after the video was first published. Can't recall any details, though.Fun to watch but you won't live very long flying like that.
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