Helicopter backflip

[Kabob]

Just found this randomly, dunno who's seen it. This is amazing, no clue who this pilot is but wow, he's gutsy!

YouTube

 

[Bignate603]

The Apache has been able to do backflips for a while.

Backflip

Launching flares at the top of the loop

 

[mooncancook]

Just imagining sitting inside that heli make me feel nausous

 

[StageLeft]

Very good flying. RC helis can do all kinds of things like this and flying upside down. I see no reason that if a full scale heli was engineered with a different head that it could not also hover upside down. Frankly, I'd not want to be in it when it tries, though.

 

[EvilYoda]

heh, awesome! when the red bull air races were in detroit, they had a bunch of stunt pilots to entertain the crowds in between races.

 

[brownzilla786]

thats crazy. How the hell would he bail out!? He would turn into ground beef!

 

[LTC8K6]

There's a Russian helicopter with ejection seats. The rotor blades are released with explosive bolts when the pilots punch out. They are out of the way by the time you zoom past...

 

[SoulAssassin]

Originally posted by: mooncancook
Just imagining sitting inside that heli make me feel nausous

funny I was thinking I would give a million dollars to ride along

 

[DanTMWTMP]

hehe, i saw this done live when the redbull air races were in town in SD.

 

[sdifox]

Airwolf has been doing it since the 80s

 

[EvilYoda]

Originally posted by: sdifox
Airwolf has been doing it since the 80s

Well maybe there wasn't a handy volcano nearby to store this helicopter.

 

[ViviTheMage]

pretty bad ass for a helicopter.

 

[marvdmartian]

Originally posted by: Bignate603
The Apache has been able to do backflips for a while.

Backflip

Launching flares at the top of the loop

And why wouldn't it surprise me to find out this helicopter pilot learned how to do all that stuff in an Apache??

 

[SonicIce]

If you've ever tried to fly one in a game you know how much still that must take :thumbsup:

 

[randay]

check out some rc helicopter videos... wonder if any real helis are capable of some of that stuff!

 

[GoatMonkey]

Originally posted by: sdifox
Airwolf has been doing it since the 80s

Damn, I was going to say the same thing. The show had way cooler music than that video too. You always know that something's gonna blow up at the end of the Airwolf song.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: GoatMonkey

Originally posted by: sdifox
Airwolf has been doing it since the 80s

Damn, I was going to say the same thing. The show had way cooler music than that video too. You always know that something's gonna blow up at the end of the Airwolf song.

And before that, Blue Thunder!

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: randay
check out some rc helicopter videos... wonder if any real helis are capable of some of that stuff!

Some of it like the rolls and loops evidently they are, but no full scale heli can fly upside down. Some can put in negative pitch to push the heli into the ground (landing in wind and/or on ships, I think), but not to the degree necessary to created inverted lift. They lack the power to weight to do some other tricks, too. Here is one of the better vids of an RC heli

 

[DivideBYZero]

This is much better!

Fifth Gear Lynx Heli stunts

"DO A BARREL ROLL!"