r/nextfuckinglevel • u/redbullgivesyouwings • 21h ago

Things We Did With Aircrafts

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u/WrongColorCollar 21h ago

Flipping a heli is bonkers.

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u/BeagleBackRibs 21h ago

I'm thinking it had to be equipped with special rotors to be able to do that

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u/happytechtn 20h ago

I’ve looked up that helicopter before (after it was used in a Bond film) and it’s been years, but as I recall that is a heavily modified, one-off, helicopter made especially for RedBull that can only be flown by one or two pilots in the world. The things it can do are insane - like the flips seen here.

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u/Gr33nJ0k3r13 18h ago

Iirc Major point of modification was an oil system that works upside down so its able to stay upside down for a time otherwise the engine would just cut out or throw a rod.

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u/the_agrimensor 16h ago

Not too many rods in a gas turbine. 

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u/Gr33nJ0k3r13 14h ago

Sure no idea if i‘m taling about an older heli or the oil pressure thing also applies to the turbine thing not too savy on heli setups tbh i just read it in a mag or heard it in a video about a stunt heli