Sunday, April 24, 2022

Chopper Ejection

 


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  1. I'd hate to be anywhere nearby when those blades came slicing down.

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  2. late 60's early 70's ejection seat for helicopters, from Sikorsky S-61 experiential trial.

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  3. KA-52 Alligator
    https://youtu.be/RGwbtqd-ePA

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  4. That's how "my helicopter" came down, number 3 of 7 blades and no damn ejection seat was gonna save the aircrew from blades 4-5-6-7-1-2...a sikorski design btw

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  5. On a dollar ride for cadets at graduation day a concerned mother asked " Aren't you giving them parachutes?" The crew chief replied " No mam. If something goes wrong we ride it down to the flaming crater."
    Got to love military humor.

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