Of a heli-submersible conversion
  • 81 points tipareth1978

    Water took out the tail rotor

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    14 points The_Real_Giggles

    Well yeah, water at high speeds behaves like a solid

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    8 points DarthVaddi

    https://i.redd.it/e9ojgcxayf7g1.gif

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    1 points Then-Contract-9520

    It behaves like water actually

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    7 points limon_picante

    Yeah. Probably like the number 1 thing you don't want to break on a helicopter. Newtons third law on display here.

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    13 points Gimme-A-kooky

    Yeah if you literally partially blink you’ll miss it too! You have to almost scrub it forward and backward to see the pieces of it flying off after it exploded from the pressure

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    3 points KermitlyNotFound

    Idk man I think I'm gonna get Hellen Keller to verify these things just to be sure

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    5 points Coleasa

    Dang rail totar blown

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    2 points Unique-Coffee5087

    Wow I totally missed that. Looking at the wrong things

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    1 points Questioning-Zyxxel

    Stupidity took out the tail rotor...

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  • 40 points Past-Establishment93

    First day on the job

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    24 points keiNasa

    And the last one.

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    12 points tipareth1978

    Pretty good for a first attempt at flying a helicopter

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    13 points rumblepony247

    Shoulda had Tank load the pilot program beforehand.

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    2 points OK_Computer-3684

    Tank, load the ass eating program. Im going in!

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    1 points Ok-Watercress-1924

    2 girls 1 cup locked and loaded, you may proceed

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    1 points viocse

    Love this comment 🤣

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    1 points jaymay97

    Dozer noooooo

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  • 35 points Balakayyy

    Sheesh slow down there bud, where's the fire?

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    4 points dbolts1234

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    1 points No-Sandwich1772

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  • 27 points Ditches-Vestiges1549

    That looks expensive.

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    12 points Jaded-Coffee-8126

    Could be a few bucks but I'm no expert

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    5 points lilymaxjack

    Buckets

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    5 points PS5touchedmethere

    https://preview.redd.it/m4etgbi31e7g1.png?width=540&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c042a52a83d792ec39e5305984a0c7a56ddbfea

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    1 points evmoiusLR

    It's at least 5

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    2 points Pure_Frosting_981

    r/thatlookedexpensive

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  • 10 points Logatt

    French fried when he should have pizza'd

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  • 7 points Traditional_Roll6651

    I hate it when that happens…😐

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    3 points furrypawss

    Right? This is literally me on my daily commute to Helicopterville when I get thirsty and need lake water

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  • 4 points thegreatredwizard

    And he never flew again ...

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  • 4 points KoalaRashCream

    When we did this is the Army we would hang out the door and guide the pilots into the water and then out of it. The pilot can’t see the bucket 

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  • 3 points efuentes61

    Can't park their mate

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    3 points No-Sandwich1772

    There*

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    2 points LtHughMann

    Depends how close they are with the copilot

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  • 3 points Too-Em

    Did this guy suffer from ground effect on the water?

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    3 points ierrdunno

    Tail rotor hit the water and broke

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  • 2 points WildTrudell

    I enjoying watching birds take baths! 🥰

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  • 2 points INTPgeminicisgaymale

    I have some rice, it'll be fine

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  • 2 points Jasper_Morhaven

    Pilot was "wai tu low" Copilot was "aih phuc" Technician was "phuc king pylots"

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  • 2 points KeepItDownOverHere

    I used to work in a major furniture warehouse picking orders for deliveries when I was younger. There was this cherry picker forklift operator who worked there for several years before I started. He was pretty fast and confident in his skills. On day he turned down a aisle too fast and too soon. He nicked the base of a shelf that had 8 tears of sofa beds. A portion of the aisle came down and knocked 4 more over. Worked stopped for like 3 days.

    IDK what happened here, but i can attest how complacency does lead to "accidents."

    I also worked as part of a construction safety dept. The workers hated my boss because he cut absolutely zero slack. He would always tell me that he hated calling families when things went bad and he made sure he did everything he could to prevent what may happen.

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  • 2 points Hammon_Rye

    That's rather sad.
    I hope it was for training. By which I mean, the main reasons for dipping water like that are for fire fighting or training to do same. Sad they crashed, but if there was a real fire then sad twice because a fire isn't getting the water it needs to put it out.

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  • 2 points forbiddenfreedom

    As you can see, he does not have that helicopter anymore. This is because he lost his license as he cannot park there.

    I believe matter transition laws on earth supercede whatever authority he thought he had to land there.

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  • 1 points the_owlyn

    It’ll buff right out.

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  • 1 points Kawboy17

    Woopsie

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  • 1 points Dabida1

    Amateur.

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  • 1 points PanthorCasserole

    I hope they didn't drown

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  • 1 points Limp_Marionberry_24

    now not only the fire still needs putting out, he's gonna need help getting out safely himself.. double screwed himself.. Plus that whole destroyed helicopter thing too

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  • 1 points Eagle3908

    Does this hurt the helicopter?

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  • 1 points poloc-h

    newton's 3rd law

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  • 1 points Onsen1234

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  • 1 points MarbleAndSculptor

    BF6 heli pilot identified.

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  • 1 points bill_moyers2002

    That did not go as planned

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  • 1 points DrDorg

    Haddalayerdown

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  • 1 points Individual_Lie3380

    It is just one of those new heli-sub hybrids.

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  • 1 points According-Gain-4408

    Good landing?

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    1 points edr5619

    Good landing is one you can walk away from. Excellent landing is one you walk away from and can fly the aircraft again.

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    1 points According-Gain-4408

    Yeah that's what i was asking

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  • 1 points Competitive_Sell2177

    Whoops.

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  • 1 points Latter_Win2217

    Physics laws always exist to show the rich there are limits.

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  • 1 points c235k

    Only missed by 100%

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  • 1 points I_skander

    Whoops!

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  • 1 points Mr_Pink_Gold

    Hell of a way to lose your help license.

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  • 1 points Artistic_Plate7403

    Luckily nobody was impaled by the debris.

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  • 1 points carguy143

    Isn't this the incident in France a few months back?

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  • 1 points Ok_Helicopter7697

    The rope is too short

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  • 1 points Buetterkeks

    So uh why did e use a heli with tail rotor for stabilization for THAT?

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  • 1 points ThatTallGuy680

    came in way too hot

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  • 1 points FredIsAThing

    Vortex ring state, sometimes called "settling with power."

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  • 1 points JaRuleTheDamaja

    oh he thought he was slick

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  • 1 points UberNZ

    Still water is pretty notorious for being hard to judge your distance over - it just looks like a mirror of the sky, and if there are no ripples, it's almost impossible to figure out unless you're near the shore (to see reflections of trees).

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  • 1 points gr8dysbetternights

    That water is pretty heavy

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  • 1 points Zeraphicus

    Expensive bucket of water you got there.

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  • 1 points godkilledjesus

    That tail blade will get ya ever time.

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  • 1 points Regulus242

    Guess the buckets aren't coming.

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  • 1 points Super-Cod-3155

    Why was the bucket pulled so far in?

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  • 1 points Prize-Grapefruiter

    wow smooth. in the meantime the fire burns unhindered 

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  • 1 points Cybertechy

    I am thinking whoever needed that water delivery did not get their order! 🤔

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  • 1 points VisibleSkin4103

    Power!!!!!

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  • 1 points IllustriousYamMan

    "Dave thought about telling his boss about the accident..." but it was peaceful here, maybe he would just never go home.

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  • 1 points petiterunner

    Soooo, are they okay?

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  • 1 points like_it_is71

    Dumbass for diving down so hard. 100% pilot error.

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  • 1 points NeighborhoodJust1197

    Does not belong here. This was an accident of someone risking their lives to save property and lives. OP is the shittyUnit..

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  • 1 points SkyeMreddit

    Bonehead didn’t hit the bucket lowering switch

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