even in an Apache with undercarriage and stroking seats designed to absorb over 25 G of vertical impact.
The Apache landing gear/seat design was designed to meet impacts of up to 42ft/sec(2520ft/min) ROD and allow the crew to walk away.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc...0.1.1.214.8052
A bit like doing an EOL in a Lynx and just not bothering to cushion the touchdown at the bottom.
