Incredible Helicopter Crash Caught On Camera -Top Gear Korea

(youtube) This was an accident that was caught on camera during filming for Top Gear Korea. Thankfully no one was seriously injured.

The original challenge pitted presenter Kim Jin Pyo in a Corvette ZR1 against an AH1 Cobra helicopter in true Top Gear style.
Shepppardsays...

Not too sure what the pilot was thinking, even with my mediocre knowledge of flight and how it works, I could easily see that he entered into a slip.

He was waaaay too low to turn the chopper the way he did, and because the thrust was pointed away from the ground, it literally "slipped" out of the air for a few seconds, getting him danger close to the ground.

robbersdog49says...
Shepppardsaid:

Not too sure what the pilot was thinking, even with my mediocre knowledge of flight and how it works, I could easily see that he entered into a slip.

He was waaaay too low to turn the chopper the way he did, and because the thrust was pointed away from the ground, it literally "slipped" out of the air for a few seconds, getting him danger close to the ground.

rich_magnetsays...

I don't know about slip, but it's obvious the machine lost attitude control. I would think that, even with a motor out, he should have been able to level the machine better than that. I can't tell where the motor out happens, however. He might have leveled and even auto-rotated a bit, though he certainly didn't come in very level.

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