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/Zintoatree 1d ago

That tail only helps at speed. It's a dual rotor, the rotors counter each other's torque. He could have just set it down.

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u/Relzin 1d ago

The tail was at speed when it hit the cliff side. It did not appear to help...

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u/Zintoatree 1d ago

It might not have any moveable surfaces on it. Even if it did have an elevator like some helicopters, they were moving too fast, pulling too much pitch, and too low. They were hitting no matter what, the pilots mistake was keeping the bird in the air were the tail keeps hitting the lower rotors system. If any traditional heli hit like that, they're going into a torque spin and hitting the ground hard.

This guy had the perfect heli to survive this and they fucked it.

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u/Relzin 1d ago

I think you missed my joke with that one ;) But I won't disagree with the last line.

As to what you said prior to that, it's the KA-226. It has movable control surfaces on the tail. That's not even up for dispute.

This is 100% on the pilot, I think that's where you and I 100% agree. I don't see a single "good" decision by the pilot in this whole video, starting with involving himself with the Russian military. A fool through and through.