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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I did not know it was even possible to eject from a helicopter.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Small explosive charges separate the rotor blades before ejection.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

normally it's not, but Ka-52 has a system that pops propeller off in such case. it's very unusual

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's what he said

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It almost never works. I think there are only a couple of the shoot down videos where they use it, and my understanding is it's only worked a couple times this whole war.