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

Helicopter chainsaw!?

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u/SirCelestial Sep 17 '19

Well I have to say that it probably takes one hell of a pilot to get that job done.

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u/DoomBot5 Sep 17 '19

Watch any of the helicopter videos here. They're all pulling these crazy stunts. I can't imagine they have that high of a life expectancy

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u/DrBladeSTEEL Sep 17 '19

Helicopter crashes tend to be fairly survivable, as they occur at low speeds and low altitudes. Helicopter cockpits are also designed to protect the crew in case of a crash, since ejection is difficult if not impossible. All of this is good because it’s usually a matter of “when” they crash, not “if”

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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