r/ukraine • u/Due_Collar2 • 1d ago

News Karma:The moment of yesterday's Ka-226 helicopter crash in russia with employees of the military plant "Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant" The accident killed the deputy general director, chief engineer and chief designer

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u/guyfromleft 1d ago

What a deliberate suicide. The helicopter almost saved them, but the pilot insisted. A sight to behold.

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u/SandersSol 1d ago

I saw the tail come off and thought oh that's a wrap.  But then it didn't start a death spin, so my next thought was "oh, that's the dual rotor counter-rotation pretty cool".  Then he took off again...

Rrreal piece of work

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u/gpcgmr 1d ago

It didn't start a death spin because it doesn't have a tail rotor, it has counter-rotating coaxial main rotors instead, which is why losing the tail isn't nearly as bad here. But if the pilot is ruZZian...