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Taliban crashes UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter in Kabul, Afghanistan. (imgur.com)
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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Flying one also requires a ton of training, which this "pilot" obviously didn't have.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The taliban took over a lot of American equipment when the pull out happened.

When the Military abandons equipment, they often sabotage it in some way so that it’s not useful to the enemy force.

Likely this helicopter had its tail rotor fucked with. It would have started and taken off okay in calm weather, but the moment the pilot attempted any kind of rotation, or got hit by a strong gust of wind, he was doomed.

This may have been the best pilot in the world, but once you’re in an out of control helicopter, there’s very little even the best pilot can do. It’s like if the stabilizer fell off a plane, there’s just not much you can do.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If the tail rotor was fucked with they wouldn't have gotten that far off the ground. They would have started to spin as soon as their weight started to come off the ground, you have to be actively on the pedals at all times, not just when turning.

This was pilot error all the way.

[–] 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just a little more training and he could have found the ejection seat in time.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I know this is a joke, but helicopters don't have ejection seats. If they did, they would just eject the pilot into the rotors and turn them into confetti.

[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They exist…just uncommon.

The Kamov Ka-50, which entered limited service with Russian forces in 1995, was the first production helicopter with an ejection seat. The system is similar to that of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft; however the main rotors are equipped with explosive bolts to jettison the blades moments before the seat is fired.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Crazy! I had no idea these existed. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

I just remember an old airforce pilot telling me that he thought helicopter pilots had more balls than jet pilots, because if something goes wrong, helicopter pilots gotta go down with the ship. So, I figured that they didn't exist at all.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I saw your reply above and was like wait I know there is at least one insane person whose made one of these.

[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's the joke...

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not necessarily.