News chopper crashed in NYC (video)

[Trotter]

http://www.vwho.net/player.php?VE_P.../cid1161/T2/XW/1156424196u1GpjnevkE1FV734sxHu

Makes me glad I wasn't in it.

 

[WorldIndustries]

Looks like fun.

 

[brady]

rofl what a ride!

 

[The General]

Own3d.

 

[molsen]

holy cow, that was a crazy ride down...

woah we're gonna crash!!! oh...wait...i got it now... oh no!!! her we go!!!! wait i can land on this rooftop, ok here we go.. .. oh no1! ahh!!!! BOMOM

 

[HAVOC]

That was a rear tail rotor malfunction. I'm rather positive of that. Without the rear tail rotor, centrifugal force from the main rotor blades makes it impossible to fly. The whole chopper wants to spin in circles.

the pilot did do a pretty good job of stalling after dive, just enough to decrease airspeed for a "softer" landing...

No deaths and all in stable condition is a miracle for a helicopter crash like that in a urban city.

 

[Trifid]

Was I the only one who thought Chopper meant the (pervious) owner of TF?

Great footage of the crash though, they all must have had a real trouser moment there.

 

[Nubius]

Was I the only one who thought Chopper meant the (pervious) owner of TF?

Yup, you were the only one. It says "news chopper crashed" so I didn't think for a second it was the previous owner.

crazy vid

 

[Trifid]

OK, might be a British thing, as we don't really use the term chopper.

 

[Nubius]

I pretty much assumed as much

Probably stick with "heli" dont you?