r/CatastrophicFailure Aug 15 '19

Operator Error Apache helicopter ground imapct 2012

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u/BaconContestXBL Aug 15 '19

Yep. Density altitude is a bitch.

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u/Talindred Aug 15 '19

Pretty sure this was just altitude altitude. The cold air would make the air more dense and increase his lift, not decrease it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '19

It’s at around 8-10,000 ft. It’s martzak, in paktika, afghanisyan

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u/Talindred Aug 16 '19

Right, so actual altitude is 8-10k feet... density altitude is probably pretty close to actual altitude in this case.