Originally Posted by
Nubian
The normal way of lifting a... helicopter, is with one sling attached to the MR-hub...
This however looks as it is being strapped with multiple straps,... attached to the crosstubes... Then the balance of the load is above the liftingpoint and it will be completely unstable.
At the 9sec mark, you can see what looks like a strap failing.
I don't see a rotor mast (or gearbox) on the AW119 anymore. Perhaps they had first attempted to make repairs at the 'emergency landing' site before they concluded it needed to be lifted out for repairs. Then they didn't have the preferred lifting point anymore so had to use a work-around? Bad move.
Yes, I also see something flick up in first video. But load was already unstable before that and it didn't seem to lurch after that event. But if a sling failed, they were probably down to three slings still attached so an even less stable arrangement.
In second video the AW119 is doing 'crazy stuff' before it is released! No surprise they decided to release it!
What is the 'vapour trail' that is streaming from it as it plunges into the valley? Remaining fuel on board somehow emerging??