20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.....
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20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.....
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Re: 20sep2016: tech malfunction brings down Greek AH-64 Apac
Eehhhh.. broken altimeter?
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Re: 20sep2016: tech malfunction brings down Greek AH-64 Apac
Well, that Yankee in Afghanistan at least may have had the excuse of "high" but not "hot" atfrank kramer wrote:Eehhhh.. broken altimeter?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguAOoUg3ZY ,
but indeed this Greek can only claim "hot".
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Re: 20sep2016: tech malfunction brings down Greek AH-64 Apac
You cannot turn an Apache this way over the left side.
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Re: 20sep2016: tech malfunction brings down Greek AH-64 Apac
Right, let's make this a "pilot malfunction"!pluggie wrote:You cannot turn an Apache this way over the left side.
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Re: 20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.
The tailrotor deprives you of your kinetic energy on a left hand hammerhead.
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Re: 20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.
What makes you guys think it was a left hand turn?
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Re: 20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.
you have a sightproblem evhust?
The manouver is called a hammerhead. You cannot do it over the left side in an Apache at this level.
Every Dutch Apache pilot can tell you.
The manouver is called a hammerhead. You cannot do it over the left side in an Apache at this level.
Every Dutch Apache pilot can tell you.
Re: 20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.
Ahh, ever so nice.... Exactly where in this video do you positively see this Apache turning left instead of right?
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Re: 20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.
Gentlemen,
This Greek pilot made a "balls up" of above manoeuvre.
Please don't let this topic end up in a "furball" of dogfights with all kinds of nasty remarks, answers, etc...![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
This Greek pilot made a "balls up" of above manoeuvre.
Please don't let this topic end up in a "furball" of dogfights with all kinds of nasty remarks, answers, etc...
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Re: 20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.
I thought evhest was Erwin at first. I made a mistake.
Never react to trolls. My mistake.
Never react to trolls. My mistake.
Re: 20sep2016: "malfunction" brings down Greek AH-64 Apache.
Hammerheads over left are PRO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUtyUTLeW1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUtyUTLeW1g