Mi-26 Helicopter Crashes into a Pole at Yakutsk Air Base
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Mi-26 Helicopter Crashes into a Pole at Yakutsk Air Base
A Mi-26 military transport helicopter, operated by the Border Service of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia, collided with a lighting mast at Yakutsk Airport (YKS) on July 27, 2023.......
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Wow...that marshaller was incredibly lucky not to be hit by the detaching blades.
Hopefully the vehicle driver was unhurt, but it just goes to show the force and distance that they can travel.
Hopefully the vehicle driver was unhurt, but it just goes to show the force and distance that they can travel.
Does it have a steerable nose wheel or a castoring one with brakes needed to steer? The Mi-26 is huge.
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I suspect the pilot had probably dropped his white stick 
Agreed. If a helicopter decides to self-destruct on the ground, the safest place within 500 metres is normally inside the helicopter.
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a Russian blogger I am following regularly reports that there seems to be quite a few sabotage acts in the military or voluntary acts to prevent going to the front .
