Russian grass cutting

[VEGAS]

Hi all,

have a look at this rather interesting Mil take off. Those blades very close to the floor! Can't say I'd have been impressed as a passenger. :@

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8aa_1216168951

[cstorey]

Well, it was a gimmicky test pilots' sort of lift off wasn't it? I don't think you would do this sort of thing except to test a performance aspect of the machine, and I don't expect you would do it with passengers

[forthbridge]

Have we just sussed how Skippy does his lawn? ;-)

[jonesey2k]

Heh reminds me of when you used to drive off the taxiway on Flight Unlimted 2 and you'd get ATC thanking you for mowing the lawn

[Chris Trott]

That's actually a fairly standard departure procedure for Russian helicopters, if a tad more extreme than usual. Because of the way Russian helos are designed, you need a running departure many times to get safely airborne.

[Prop Jockey]

.......... and any Paraffin Palm Tree that doesn't have a great excess of power over its weight. It puts the rotors into 'clean' air and gives transitional lift

cheers

Rich