Originally Posted by
helispotter
At first, I could see why dragon6172 felt the earlier photo posted here was deceptive and that the mast may not be bent (the remaining pitch control link seen in that photo has that effect). But looking at screen shots from the recovery footage, it sure looks like the mast is bent as The Sultan said. The bending seems to be mainly around and below the height of the swashplate. I am including a few of those shots, marking the direction to front of the fuselage for the portion ripped out of the cabin:
I disagree: hold a straight edge against the image, and the mast above the swashplate is parallel to below the swashplate on both sides, in all photos shown here.
