Ditching - a la Russe

[codbutt]

Any of you who've done the dunker may enjoy watching this. Russian Mi-14 splash-landing, and then losing his rotors on a goffer and turning turtle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRu9uZEsPMQ

 

[slim]

Floatation gear seems to be a little better than that on the lynx. Didn't sink like a stone either.

 

[golden_rivet]

would the pilot have been killed ? Is this a snuff movie ? 8O

 

[BootneckYank]

Did he try to take off again? It looked like an almost textbook-perfect ditch, but he tried to force it back ino the air.

 

[dondon]

Character building stuff that , not , :?