This emergency rescue helicopter almost became the emergency itself. The BK 117 was about to land to pick up a victim in Phoenix (USA) when it suddenly lost power on one of its two engines. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
great heli....and I agree with nebbo037 completely. a great heli with both engines. sustained forward flight on one engine is possible as long as it is already established in forward flight. hell of a landing procedure though :-)
@Velislide if you knew what you were talking about you would realise that an autorotation needs forward airspeed and a heavy Bk117 cannot hover heavy with only one engine. Guess your not a pilot...
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juandigital2003 1 day ago
VRS? Does penicillin clear that up?
DirtyBob2001 2 days ago
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HAGLgroup1994 3 days ago
i gotta agree, after watching a few times, looks like VRS, exacerbated by increased collective
CanonNinja 6 days ago
this is a classic example of Vortex ring, any helicopter pilot will know about this and there is no excuse
richardw6803 1 week ago
great heli....and I agree with nebbo037 completely. a great heli with both engines. sustained forward flight on one engine is possible as long as it is already established in forward flight. hell of a landing procedure though :-)
TheMagnumb 1 week ago
I bet the cameraman still has nightmares.
IcemanFXX09 1 week ago
@Velislide if you knew what you were talking about you would realise that an autorotation needs forward airspeed and a heavy Bk117 cannot hover heavy with only one engine. Guess your not a pilot...
nebbo037 1 week ago
LANDED!
guipinsan 1 week ago
is that a single or dual pilot helicopter
MultiMonster69 2 weeks ago