Top Gear (South Korea) AH-1 crash
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Onboard vid suggests aircraft roll control lost as there was no change in roll attitude during the last few secs.
......The pilot stated that the next filming sequence, when the accident occurred, was to consist of a racing sequence with a Corvette. At 1205, they began a practice run/filming sequence that terminated at the start/finish line. The pilot initiated a right 150 to 180 degree turn reaching about 200 feet above the ground. He was attempting to neutralize the controls in preparation for a normal approach for landing when he realized the controls were "locked and unmovable in any direction." The pilot stated that the helicopter remained in the same rate of turn with the same collective pitch and cyclic input as when he had initiated the turn. The helicopter maintained the same arc through the turn and descent until it impacted the ground. The pilot further stated that he was reaching to activate the emergency hydraulic switch at impact.
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At last a bit of Top Gear isn't obviously contrived, or aimed at brain dead pre pubescent teenagers who will always laugh at the "oh my, the caravans caught fire and exploded...again" sigh
