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04-22-2010, 05:49 AM
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 My Rank: SERGEANT Poster Rank:1027 male Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 664 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 17 Post(s)
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Re: US Navy Helicopter Decapitation
This was around March or April of 2001, taken on an FFG from the USS Constellation Battle Group. As I understand it, the guy on the deck was the flight deck coordinator. Some people said this could have been from approaching the helo as it decoupled it's blades. I worked on HH-60s for a few years but ours didn't have the folding rotor head. Regardless, the blades never "decouple" since they are driven directly from the transmission/engine output shafts. What may have happened is the crew applied the rotor brake. That will make the blades droop rapidly and could have caught the poor guy off guard. Either way, the dept of the Navy sent our a very terse email about the redistribution of graphic (and restricted access) pictures like these. I wouldn't want to be the next guy caught leaking accident investigation pics, the brigg is a shitty place to be! |
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06-13-2010, 07:51 PM
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 *Born Retard* Poster Rank:101 Dude Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 16,041 Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Quoted: 56 Post(s)
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Re: US Navy Helicopter Decapitation
OMG!!! That dude didn't think to duck his head! Oh well, too late now! Great post, Ms Zeblyn! Keep the gore coming!  |
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06-13-2010, 08:14 PM
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 ★Wizard Of Gore★ Poster Rank:1 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 126,215
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Re: US Navy Helicopter Decapitation
Worst of all, his brain is being shown the "white card." It must have thought some indecent thoughts on the pitch.
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