Military chopper down footage

Eastwoodblade · Postby **Eastwoodblade** » Mon Jan 21 2019, 06:04

Hi all,

Mailian army crash. Swear it sounds like one engine was shutdown right before touchdown?

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=cQ8G_1547982692

Yankee · Postby **Yankee** » Tue Jan 22 2019, 08:47

I may be mistaken but there appears to be a significant tailwind during that approach.

If so... those crazy Malians!,!

Dauphin · Postby **Dauphin** » Tue Jan 22 2019, 09:21

At first glance I'd say hot+heavy+tailwind. Reduced speed, lost translational lift , pulled collective up round his ears - overpitched and...the inevitable result. Just speculating of course.

Postby **FerrariFlyer** » Tue Jan 22 2019, 09:27

Dauphin wrote:At first glance I'd say hot+heavy+tailwind. Reduced speed, lost translational lift , pulled collective up round his ears - overpitched and...the inevitable result. Just speculating of course.

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Yakking · Postby **Yakking** » Wed Jan 23 2019, 23:39

Eastwoodblade wrote:Hi all,

Mailian army crash. Swear it sounds like one engine was shutdown right before touchdown?

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=cQ8G_1547982692

I reckon the noise you’re hearing is decaying RRPM.

I reckon Daulphin nailed. Slow, downwind approach (see him “wobble” on short final). Ran out of power at the the bottom.

Dauphin · Postby **Dauphin** » Thu Jan 24 2019, 00:22

FerrariFlyer wrote:
Dauphin wrote:At first glance I'd say hot+heavy+tailwind. Reduced speed, lost translational lift , pulled collective up round his ears - overpitched and...the inevitable result. Just speculating of course.

Your username suggests you’re the best man for comment

True, but it's been a few years since I flew them, and besides which I'm usually wrong.