Amazing Video!!!

[g-mady]

Dont know if this has been posted before!
Did this heli land saftley? And the refuel lines designed to be weaker than the blades???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk76JdTTLcQ
MADY


PS Just found another one even worse!!! Listen to what the guys say! HE JUST BROUGHT IT AND DECIDED TO FLY IT!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo82pnyMR44

[VfrpilotPB/2]

I followed the link, but found a very sad tribute Vid to the 9/11 tradgedy, posted from a company called "Souless Departure", found myself watching this and loosing my ability to see properly, very sad!

Vfr
Peter R-B

[BarryW]

It seems the blade hit the refueling receptacle and not the line, and none of the blades seem to depart or break.

I do think it would introduce an unbalance in the main rotor which would lead to vibration, which could lead to failure - but I hope for their sake it did not, and they only needed new flight suits.

[g-mady]

Yeah - its seams to fly fine in the few seconds at the end of the clip. Think you may be right, just some new flight suits

MADY

[ShyTorque]

I understand this CH53 was recovered.

However, I was told that this has also happened on another occasion. Unfortunately that aircraft suffered main blade damage/failure and was lost with all on board.

[Lightning_Boy]

If Hog had a nickel for every time this video had been played, he could have bought himself a fleet 300’s.
Even though, you still gotta love it……..”Hog….Hog get away from that thing!!!”

[Johe02]

VfrpilotPB/2

I think you may have suffered a browser hijack. Scan your machine for Spyware/Trojans

[Ioan]

lol, what I want to know is whether 'Hog' continued learning to fly helicopters!
What a claim to fame! Bet if he did he made damn sure his nickname was changed!

[g-mady]

Would imagine after that stunt he would have been banned from learning, or from certain airfields.
He was very nearly up for a Darwin Award!!!

MADY