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I'd be very surprised if the rotor blades escaped damage as they're surprisingly fragile and the slightest damage could create a destructive shimmy. I don't blame the pilot really since he was extremely focused in moderate turbulence. Hindsight about his actions are 20:20 but refueling was never ment to occur in such turbulence.
Only a fixed wing pilot, but I have flown in very violent winds and turbulence. Military pilots often take on conditions that civil pilots wouldn't be required to. That crew were very lucky to survive that.
This can happen, like mentioned before, they EXTEND the boom to refuel, and RETRACT when done/not refueling. It was just on over correction on the pilots part.
They wont take on fuel, or rather can't without extended the probe. No probe, or a retracted probe means not fuel boom, no issues. That's the whole purpose behind a retracting probe.
the helicopter moved too evasively to chase the fuel line. should have let the line go under the helicopter while backing away to try approaching it again
Yea, but the line came back up while he was still nose down, he pulled back on the cyclic to try and keep the boom from contacting the rotor blades, albeit a bit to aggressive with the probe extended out.
he actually pulled back on the cyclic to prevent falling "off the ball" and under the refuelling plane but then over corrected by pushing hard forward on the cyclic to maintain relative position to the tanker aircraft. the sudden forward movement on the cyclic caused the rotors to the front of the helicopter to bow downwards within inches of the top of the cockpit, thus taking the refueling arm with it.
That's how you control helicopters.. he pulled up and when he tried to level off with the fuel hose by pushing down he tilted it too far and sliced off the fueling probe.
Pretty much me trying to have sex.
desalable 1 year ago
i bet he was like " Oh shit....." when the rotots chopped that
secretpolice 1 year ago
whoops lol
jugglerjim01 1 year ago
No more fuel for him :P
Seansmotrin 1 year ago
Yikes! Well he ain't going to fuel in the air now. Hope he was able to set that thing down before running out...
PlasteredDragon 2 years ago
Ouch, I bet every male watching this video will have concerns when taking girlfriend from behind...
Turan123 2 years ago
F A I L . . . . . . . .
bionic505 2 years ago
fail.
CalxP 2 years ago
"I swear to god chief, it was broken when we took it out"
Starship144 3 years ago 11
lol
DakotaLynnMartin 2 years ago
@Starship144
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adminmovie 7 months ago
ha!!! the
releave232 3 years ago
OMFG! *ROFL*! Realy big troble XDDD
asdgaer4hgtaurfg 3 years ago
i cut my dick in half o shit
anthonyhenson 3 years ago
sort of retarded that that's even possible. design flaw of sorts don't you think?
fogelbaby 3 years ago 2
NO this is a marine CH-53E Super Stallion, Sikorsky Model S-80 Type. This is NOT a USAF MH-53J/M Pavelow IIIE/IV.
FSXFCarbine 3 years ago
woops
Spartan890 3 years ago
OMG
OMG
AWESOME
papadolopis 3 years ago
noob!!!!!!!
xeoriffic 3 years ago 2
he was lucky it didnt shear his blades
cadian14758 3 years ago 9
looks like a merlin nice heli but im no expert i fly jets not helis not my falt if im wrong
skycaprob 3 years ago
That's a Pavelow. Learn your helos.
fsxescort 3 years ago
you fly jets with 16 years? oh yeah! didnt know africa has jets
slotghel1337 3 years ago
That there is a CH-53k, humungerous aircraft, they're built at Sikorsky in Stratford CT where I work :-)
esfloon 3 years ago
i expect the pilots laugh about it though (when they were on the ground anyway xD)
madmax678 3 years ago
ooooo....
orientninjai 3 years ago
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youreds567 3 years ago
wonder if the part landed near any people on the ground
djwilko7 3 years ago
lol imagine ppls face when they see that :P
dragonsyth10 3 years ago
good thing he lost his pipe and not his rotor! OUCH!
nearadyn 3 years ago
I'd be very surprised if the rotor blades escaped damage as they're surprisingly fragile and the slightest damage could create a destructive shimmy. I don't blame the pilot really since he was extremely focused in moderate turbulence. Hindsight about his actions are 20:20 but refueling was never ment to occur in such turbulence.
AltitudeWarrior 3 years ago
are you a pilot or something?
sharker1234 3 years ago
Only a fixed wing pilot, but I have flown in very violent winds and turbulence. Military pilots often take on conditions that civil pilots wouldn't be required to. That crew were very lucky to survive that.
AltitudeWarrior 3 years ago
Well that's a pretty serious design flaw.. They shouldn't make the fueling probe long enough to sliced off if the rotor is tilted forward far..
hellsacomin7 3 years ago
The probe extends out when they re-fuel and retracts when they aren't to prevent this during regular flight.
dolamyte911 3 years ago
No kidding.... That shouldn't be able to happen during refueling.
hellsacomin7 3 years ago
This can happen, like mentioned before, they EXTEND the boom to refuel, and RETRACT when done/not refueling. It was just on over correction on the pilots part.
dolamyte911 3 years ago
Not to mention having a short pipe means the next thing to get caught in the rotor blades will be the refueling line.
And thats a hell of a lot bigger issue.
LookItsRiceCake 3 years ago
They wont take on fuel, or rather can't without extended the probe. No probe, or a retracted probe means not fuel boom, no issues. That's the whole purpose behind a retracting probe.
dolamyte911 3 years ago
the helicopter moved too evasively to chase the fuel line. should have let the line go under the helicopter while backing away to try approaching it again
Bowyerma 3 years ago
Yea, but the line came back up while he was still nose down, he pulled back on the cyclic to try and keep the boom from contacting the rotor blades, albeit a bit to aggressive with the probe extended out.
dolamyte911 3 years ago
he actually pulled back on the cyclic to prevent falling "off the ball" and under the refuelling plane but then over corrected by pushing hard forward on the cyclic to maintain relative position to the tanker aircraft. the sudden forward movement on the cyclic caused the rotors to the front of the helicopter to bow downwards within inches of the top of the cockpit, thus taking the refueling arm with it.
antijax 3 years ago
the prop came loose...
idot3442 3 years ago
I guess the prop tilts when you move the copter up?
ohsoeasy2 4 years ago
That's how you control helicopters.. he pulled up and when he tried to level off with the fuel hose by pushing down he tilted it too far and sliced off the fueling probe.
hellsacomin7 3 years ago
wtf the end of his nose in the prop how's that possible
lwkleijn 4 years ago