BOOM: Pilot Jumps as Russian $16m Helicopter Ka-52 Is Shot Down

@Glockxcoma this video appears to be somewhat damaged. there is a much cleaner version available without the smudge anomaly and the apparent lagging. It is authentic, but old, this footage dates back to the beginning of the invasion at Hostomel Airport, recorded by VDV paratroopers who had just landed there. video also seems slightly shortened by a few seconds. In the original version, you can see the crew initiate the first stage of the ejection sequence, during which the rotor blades are explosively detached, and the russhit recording immediately takes off running. As a technical note, unlike a conventional ejection seat that uses rockets to push the crew member upward while seated, this ejection system fires a rocket motor positioned above and behind the crew’s heads. The rocket is connected to their harnesses by a lanyard, which pulls them out of the cockpit while the seats remain in place. I must admit, it is somewhat impressive for orc technology though it appears designed more to endanger the crew than to save them. Fortunately, the survival rate for Kamov heli crews is not particularly high..

@ipi**onliberals yo moma russhit

@TheThing87 Judging by the shape of the ground, it looks like a battlefield, and whoever is filming must be a soldier.