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An Airbus H-125 helicopter crashed in France while taking in water to fight a fire. The two pilots and a firefighter on board were able to get out of the water unharmed. (i.imgur.com)
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[-] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

I'm not exactly a helicopter guy, but I think that might have been what they call settling woth power. Vortecies on the rotor kill the lift when you decend through your own rotor wash.

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago

I've flown helicopters before, and that's exactly what I thought as well. Either that, or a serious misjudgement by the pilot.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah, also not an expert, but you can see the weird acceleration & how suddenly it got lift again.

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