Category Archives: Helicopters

Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre – ALAT

This is a former clip of the Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre – ALAT. The ALAT is one of the many Corps that form the French Army officially known as the Armée de Terre. The ALAT consists mainly of Gazelle and Puma helicopters and was established on 22 November 1954 for observation, reconnaissance, assault […]

Blue Eagles

The Blue Eagles is a British professional helicopter aerobatic team. Formed nearly 40 years ago, the Blue Eagles team is also famous for including the first British female military air display pilot: Sgt Julie Wiles. They fly four Gazelle light helicopters and one Westland Lynx. The Blue Eagles team is composed entirely of volunteers. The […]

Nose gear trouble

Check out this CH-53E Super Stallion as it comes to land. See anything weird? Well if you don’t see the nose gear extended that is because there was some kind of problem… fortunately the mechanics did a great job and managed to release the gear. Also, got to hand it to the pilot. He did […]

Boys & Toys… it’s all just a matter of size

The thing with guys is they always have an issue with size. Of course some say that “it’s not the size of the boat but the motion of the ocean” and stuff like that just to keep themselves in a state of self satisfaction. The thing is size really does matter and this video is […]

RC helicopter fun flying

After seeing this video i was like WOW! This guy is amazing. The things he does with that little RC helicopter are just amazing. Anyway, his nae is Alan Szabo, Jr. and he went “fun flying” with his Raptor 90 in Las Vegas in 2004. Have a look at his amazing display. Boy got skills!!!

Full touchdown autorotation

I’ve performed quite a lot of autorotations with this type of helicopter and I can assure you it is quite a thrill. Anyway, here is a full touchdown autorotation performed with a Eurocopter Ec-120 Colibri. Autorotation is used in helicopters in the unfortunate event of engine or transmission failure.

Bo-105 The Flying Tiger

The German Bo-105 was the first ever twin engined small helicopter in the world. And because of its highly advanced rotor, this little helicopter is capable of performing stunning aerobatic maneuvers. This, I believe, is an old promo video made by MBB, the company that produced the Bo-105. Anyway, this pilot is amazing, flying between […]