Originally Posted by
tartare
OK.
Intriguing to see, but am I alone in thinking this is insanely dangerous?
You put a Go-Pro on a rotorhead - for real?
Are you a licenced aviation mechanical engineer?
What if it had cut loose?
What if it caused said rotorhead to be slightly out of balance?
I'd be interested to hear further details.
Seriously? Are we so risk averse that we can't accept that someone may actually know what they're doing
Previous films (yes, with cameras with film stock inside) show how blade technology has changed over the years. And explain why the Bo105 and others are known as rigid rotor systems
1946, and the film that is claimed to dissuade pilots from flying rotary
S-56, sometime in the late 1950s
I think this is the S-56 footage, as originally shot
Mil-8, more recent footage
A modern BERP blade shown from 1:28 onwards. Seeing Colin Hague is a blast from the past!