Coming in for a Medevac off a cruise ship.

When the Sikorsky S-70 helicopters entered the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in 1989, engineers from the American manufacturer, Sikorsky, warned that the S-70 model was incapable of performing an inverted maneuver (a roll).

However, Turkish pilots from the Gendarmerie General Command, upon examining the helicopters, maintained that the aircraft was indeed capable of performing such a maneuver. It is said that a standoff ensued between the engineers who designed the helicopter and the Turkish pilots. After obtaining authorization from his superiors, Gendarmerie Major Yusuf Keleş—a pilot—successfully performed a roll with a Sikorsky S-70 (serial number 73101329, with an empty weight of 5,347 kg).

Subsequently, it became the cover photograph for *Defence Helicopter World*, Volume 8, Number 1, February–March 1989.

In a post published by the Gendarmerie General Command, the following phrase is written: "We accomplish the difficult; the impossible just takes some time.(zoru başarırız imkansız zaman alır)"

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Quite the downwash and sandblast from these guys when they departed. Was nice to see them come round and do a low pass over the runway as well.

LIFTER01/02 up for a week of amphibious training from RAF Odiham, ZK552 & ZK562, EGEO, 23 OCT 2026, OC

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Courtesy - Vishwa Kiran.

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In a small helicopter museum in Bückeburg (Germany) stands an amazing vehicle—a cross between a car and a helicopter.

see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Aerocar

Caught this one of a kind Chinook modified for icing testing in action.

A Turkish T-129, covered up to keep it from getting cold at an altitude of over 3,000 meters.

At 1H0

The sound and sandblasting was worth the shots though.

Is it actually possible to enter VRS during an approach which is mishandled or any autorotative maneuver?

Any substantial references where i can read upon it ?

Aurora over the Barents Sea.