This is why I don't like helicopters

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: marvdmartian

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
Nailed the landing. Well done. Helicopters are amazingly survivable. There's no such thing as too short a runway for a helo - the same cannot be said of any fixed-wing aircraft.

Tell that to the Harrier.

try hovering for > 60 seconds in a harrier that's how long their coolant water lasts, IIRC

Dunno about that. Years ago, the first time I saw a Harrier land (on a "Gator Freighter", at Subic Bay Naval Station, Philippines), I'd bet the pilot had it in hover for longer than that, before he started down for his landing. I could be wrong, as I wasn't sitting there with a stopwatch in hand, timing him........but it sure seemed like a couple minutes after he came to a stop, before he touched down for a landing. And LOUD!!! :shocked:

Yes, they routinely hover at airshows for long periods of time. The previous comment about 60 seconds max was pure bullshit.

 

[MyThirdEye]

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[Steve]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: jjones
This is why I don't like helicopters

You do know that's fake, right?

O RLY?

YA RLY

 

[maxster]

Originally posted by: JRich
I wonder what happens if it was on a turntable...

hmmm

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: jjones
This is why I don't like helicopters

You do know that's fake, right?

O RLY?

YA RLY

You know snopes info is made up right?

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
Nailed the landing. Well done. Helicopters are amazingly survivable. There's no such thing as too short a runway for a helo - the same cannot be said of any fixed-wing aircraft.

Tell that to the Harrier.

Probably the most dangerous fighter aircraft in history -- to the pilot.

OP, helos are fun. I have some great pictures riding 30 feet above the river in Baghdad. The best ride was hearing/seeing flares pop over some random neighborhood as we went back at night.

Harrier? Pft.

Tell that to the F-35

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
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He got lucky. If he had skills he wouldn't of taken off like that to begin with.

 

[chowmein]

being shipboard is extremely dangerous. if you don't get the proper altitude after your initial hover checks and go over water, you lose lift. we had a MH-53 do that, the pilot pulled collective so hard that the blades were "V-ing", both engines over-torqued and the landing gears/ramp got wet.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: chowmein
being shipboard is extremely dangerous. if you don't get the proper altitude after your initial hover checks and go over water, you lose lift. we had a MH-53 do that, the pilot pulled collective so hard that the blades were "V-ing", both engines over-torqued and the landing gears/ramp got wet.

I'm thinking some other stuff got wet too.