This Bk-117 was coming in to a near drowning scene and everything looked alright. Unfortunately one of the engines of the helo fails and the pilot is forced to make this dramatic hard landing. Check out the story for more details of this incident in Phoenix.
Category Archives: Helicopters
H-21 helicopter crash-tests
The Piasecki H-21 tandem rotor helicopter was one of the first tandem rotor helicopter, entering service in 1952. The helicopter was used for a series of controlled impact tests, in order to determine ways of improving survival methods in the event of a crash. Well, that last one seems brutal… hardly anybody would survive that […]
Helicopter accident
What I know about this video is that the helicopter is an Enstrom and is somewhere off the coast of Ireland on the deck of a Greenpeace ship. One of the deck straps was not released correctly. The pilot managed to control the helicopter but damaging the anti-torque rotor blades in the process. Check out […]
Mi-14 crash
The Russian built Mil Mi-14 “Haze” is an amphibious version of the Mil Mi-8 Hip helicopter. Used mainly for naval operations such as anti-submarine warfare and mine counter-measures, the Mi-14 is also used for SAR (search and rescue) as well as other operations. In May 2006, a Mi-14 participated in a simulated oil spill emergency […]
Shitter takeoff No. 2
Check out this CH-53E Super Stallion in a maximum power big iron takeoff. This is the biggest helo in the US and is nicknamed “Hurricane Maker” because of its incredible downdraft from the rotor. Check out this amazing takeoff!
K-MAX aerial truck
Produced by Kaman, the K-Max or K-1200 is an American helicopter with intermeshing rotors optimized for external load operations. Because the K-Max does not have a tail rotor, all the power goes directly to the rotors and so this little bugger can take off with almost 3 tons of payload. Not a speedy devil, but […]
Satan’s chariot
“Letayushiy tank”, or in English “Flying tank”. That is what the Russians call the Mil Mi-24/35 Hind E. The Mi-35 is the export version of the Mi-24V, a development of the Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter. The Hind is one of the iconic attack helicopters, easily recognizable anywhere in the world. In comparison to other attack […]
The helicopter video
Man I just love helicopters. I’ve flown gliders and planes but the helicopter remains the love of my life. And this helicopter video is one of my favorites. This is a presentation of helicopters in service with the US Army, and there is some great action featuring the Huey, Comanche, Apache, Chinook, Blackhawk, Kiowa Warrior, […]
Mil Mi-34 Hermit going mad
Of course the Mi-34 Hermit can’t go mad. But the pilot can 🙂 This little Russian helicopter built by the famous Mil Helicopters is capable of some insane aerobatic maneuvers. Equipped with the same M-14 nine piston radial engine found in high performance aerobatic airplanes such as the Sukhoi Su-26 and Su-31, this little helicopter […]
Havoc… the BADASS Russian gunship
The Mil Mi-28 Havoc is not the newest attack helicopter out there. Hell, it’s not even one of the best gunships on the market today. But compared to other helicopters of its class such as the Cobra or Apache, though similar in shape, it really looks more badass. And that’s a good thing! Of course […]