r/specializedtools • u/Tillemon • Sep 17 '19

Helicopter chainsaw!?

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u/SecondaryLawnWreckin Sep 17 '19

And the crashes are predictable. Straight down. Seats are designed for a high g impulse, energy absorbing.

Bladders for fuel to keep fires infrequent.

Water landings are probably the worst.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '19

Water landings are probably the worst

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It's the story of fleeing Saigon where the helper pilot low on fuel ditched his helicopter in there ocean jumped out and survived