Australian Blackhawk Chopper Down

[Mully]

Yo,

Anyone see this on the news tonight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trmS4r6_yjQ

Just released footage of the Aussie Blackhawk which crashed in Fiji.

Looks like something out of Thunderbirds.

[Timber020]

Was that the one that landed on the boat with all the finesse of a kamakazi attack? Looked pretty grim, had to either be mechanical or the guy thought the big "H" on the deck stood for hammer.

[NighthawkNZ]

Was that the one that landed on the boat with all the finesse of a kamakazi attack? Looked pretty grim, had to either be mechanical or the guy thought the big "H" on the deck stood for hammer.

I'm guessing there is more to it... something didn't look right about the approach vector

[doc]

If you saw it , were you not listening to the newsreader. They said that a Helicopter had never successfully landed in those conditons before. Pilot error .

[Mully]

They said that a Helicopter had never successfully landed in those conditons before. Pilot error .

Yeah, they also said a chopper had never been landed in those conditions in the simulator!!!

[skelstar]

What conditions...on a ship? (didn't have audio with my tube)...

Looked sureal, not quite right.

[NighthawkNZ]

The sea conditions looked pretty calm to me...

[Dave Lobster]

Ouch.. and ouch again.

[tri boy]

I'm no expert, but seemed he came in way too fast and apparently with the wind.
Tragic loss of life.:bye:
Any comments on hovering/matching ship speed etc?

[nudemetalz]

The ship did look like it was listing a little plus had some up and down pitching but the Blackhawk did look like it approached way too fast.

This what happens when you don't secure a Blackhawk to the ship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-ACB1nurc&mode=related&search=

[Skunk]

Fark. That was hard. Don't they normally approach from the rear of the ship?

[Sniper]

Bugger :(

[RC1]

almost loked like a model hitting the deck, didnt seem real but tragically it was ,:shit:

[onearmedbandit]

Laughing at some of the comments here. Very funny. An expert chopper pilot with no doubt thousands of hours under his/her belt crashes in conditions that other experts said the flight should've never been ok'ed, but hey it looked pretty calm out there.....

[sAsLEX]

Laughing at some of the comments here. Very funny. An expert chopper pilot with no doubt thousands of hours under his/her belt crashes in conditions that other experts said the flight should've never been ok'ed, but hey it looked pretty calm out there.....

http://www.navy.gov.au/publications/touchdown/may05/wheels.html

Bit of real life story on what happens on a crash on deck.

[nudemetalz]

Here's a link from an Aircraft forum I am also a member of.
(Wings Over Cambridge)

It tells of the personal experiences of 2 SAS soldiers escaping from the Blackhawk as it sank.
Very interesting reading.

http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=Aussie&action=display&thread=1182236289&page=1