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05-11-2009, 06:12 PM
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Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
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05-11-2009, 06:48 PM
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Location: 3500 Feet above the Kashan Desert
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
Yeah those cables are at 400-500 kV 3 phase and the part where they clip them selves to the wires is so that the chopper is earthed I believe at least thats what my head tutor at college said, if they didnt clip them selves to it it could arc if the chopper clips the wire with is skid.
those pilots are bloody good XD
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05-11-2009, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
1200 nerves just died watching that. images of helicopters wiping out keeps popping up in my head.
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05-11-2009, 10:18 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
These guys haven't heard of ladders, have they?
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05-11-2009, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
CCool why is it that your so cool? ladders would work so much more effectivly XD
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05-12-2009, 01:42 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 868
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
Holy crap those dudes are badass.
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05-12-2009, 02:07 AM
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
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Those are high voltage power lines. They carry a *massive* electrical current. You did see the bright blue sparks that arced between the tip of the rod carried by one of the men and the lines, yes? Now, those guys are airborne. That means the current from the cables has no way of earthing; it can't pass through them. If you go up there on a ladder, the moment they touch the power lines they're going to get toasted - the current is able to reach earth through the guys, through their ladder and vroosh, big tim the human toast is your result. So, yes, ladders would be much more effective, so long as your intended result was dead workers and a damaged power supply - or, so long as you were willing to shut the lines down whilst they were worked on. Which isn't efficient at all... | ||
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05-12-2009, 02:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
Colonelcool please re-name yourself to Firemanfail.
Even I knew that a ladder would fail so hard 
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05-12-2009, 03:16 AM
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Posts: 1,194
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Location: Vadsø
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
Put a rubber mat under the ladder?
But Hiber, I thought the excact same thing xD I just sat here waiting for him to flip and hit the powerline or something |
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05-12-2009, 05:57 AM
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Re: Think youre a good Little Bird pilot?
good skills there. Sounds like a fun job
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