An Airbus H-125 helicopter crashed in France while taking in water to fight a fire. The two pilots and a firefighter on board were able to get out of the water unharmed.

Wilshire@lemmy.world · edit-2 2 months ago

An Airbus H-125 helicopter crashed in France while taking in water to fight a fire. The two pilots and a firefighter on board were able to get out of the water unharmed.

MinorLaceration@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

I’m not exactly a helicopter guy, but I think that might have been what they call settling woth power. Vortecies on the rotor kill the lift when you decend through your own rotor wash.

Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

I’ve flown helicopters before, and that’s exactly what I thought as well. Either that, or a serious misjudgement by the pilot.

Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 2 months ago

Yeah, also not an expert, but you can see the weird acceleration & how suddenly it got lift again.