Originally Posted by
gulliBell
Anybody have a theory what the high pitch whining sound is at 0:15 when things suddenly went pear shaped? They've obviously had a power loss. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the ET drive shaft couplings suddenly let go. I'd like to see the 30 seconds of video after splashdown.
GulliBell, It appeared that the tail rotor stopped at about the 18 second mark then started up again but much slower. Could be an optical illusion in the video.