UN helicoptor crash in Afghanistan.
Amazing that anyone survived this crash and also that the rescue people went in whilst the motor was still going mental.
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Ouch
And I can't believe people were standing in the plane of the still-spinning and very mangled rotor blades. Common sense appears to be in short supply.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:17,
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I don't think military troops are hired for their critical thinking
There are only so many smart people in the world, and we need them to keep the nuclear reactors from cooking and the LHC spinning.
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Lord Keeps meaning to procrastinate., Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:22,
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Yes
But you'd think that with so many other threats to their safety in that environment their lives they'd want to keep away from the spinny blades of death.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:30,
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Maybe they're just nice chaps who wanted to help out?
Perish the thought though, eh?
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JamTallons, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:33,
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Bagsy being on jams side in the upcoming China/russia world war.
Evil Andies squad are not team players.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:41,
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We're only recruiting those with a survival instinct anyway
No point having a squad full of lemmings.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 16:27,
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You could certainly help
without standing around like lemons next to the spinny blades of death.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 16:26,
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Or maybe switch it off?
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:44,
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You can't switch off an out-of-control turbine
You either wait for it to run out of fuel or swamp it with foam.
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Lord Keeps meaning to procrastinate., Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:55,
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Most machinery
has a big red button you can thump. Not really practical on aircraft though :/
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:58,
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Can't comment on this particular helicopter as I don't know the type.
Most aircraft though will have at least two methods to shut down the engines, the normal engine master switches and some bloody great red fire handles. Usually those fire handles are either mechanically connected to fuel valves, or wired in such a manner that a break in electrical continuity closes the valves.
This doesn't always work though, see the Qantas A380 incident at Changi for example...
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 16:56,
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I guess my first aid training of "take the keys out of the ignition" doesn't apply to helicopters
How about sticking a potato up its exhaust?
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 15:52,
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I've heard that you don't use a mobile whilst serving in Afghanistan as the Taliban use scanners to pick out numbers
Not sure if these people would want their full name and rank published.
[ninja edit]
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:24,
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ooof
must.. resist... pointing... out.... mistakes... in that last sentence. Gaaaaah /gasp
edit: damn, ninja'ed, now (once again) I look like a raving weirdo
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wideeye slightly pickled, Mon 9 Jul 2012, 14:27,
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