SSTF@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 3 days agoUSMC CH-53 Sea Stallion after an emergency landing in a rice field in Japan, 2024.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down14
arrow-up1278arrow-down1imageUSMC CH-53 Sea Stallion after an emergency landing in a rice field in Japan, 2024.lemmy.worldSSTF@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·3 days agoIt’s not even a CH-53K King Stallion that’s even larger. However, the Russian Mi-26 dwarfs these things.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 days agoThe rotors are so massive on the mi 26, they’re drooping, crazy
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoPretty much any helicopter rotors droop a bit when stationary.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoYeah but I’m not sure I’ve seen other helicopters droop this much, not sure
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI thought the Russian one came in pieces, all a bit charred.
It’s not even a CH-53K King Stallion that’s even larger. However, the Russian Mi-26 dwarfs these things.
The rotors are so massive on the mi 26, they’re drooping, crazy
Pretty much any helicopter rotors droop a bit when stationary.
Yeah but I’m not sure I’ve seen other helicopters droop this much, not sure
I thought the Russian one came in pieces, all a bit charred.