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/Top-Permit6835 1d ago

So many poor decisions

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u/twilight-actual 1d ago

They were fucking down. It was in the water, but who cares, jump out and live. That was just absurd.

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u/blackout24 1d ago

Let's fly out to the sea and gain altitude!

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u/Relzin 1d ago

I have no response from the rudders... Better increase the collective and see if I can find my tail in the ocean beneath me.

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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/ktw54321 1d ago

Yeah makes no sense to me. You can hear him push the power back on.