Huey cuts bamboo

[blackhatch46]

as a helo mechanic i will tell you this is not possible with any helo without suffering great damage, and more than likely not be able to fly much after that event. i dont care what the blade is made of either. most of you cant hardly imagine how much a helo vibrates in normal operation, so when something hits the blade this reaaaaaally fucks up the system bad and isnt something you fly away with. as a matter of fact a lot of blades are designed to shear off when damaged to reduce collateral damage on the rest of the rotor head.

[dpq06]

Well alrighty then. Is this "Huey cutting bamboo" feature going to be put into PR:V or was that post just completely random?

EDIT: oh whoops, i thought the guy above me was the first post, didn't realize this was the third page

[ankyle62]

as a helo mechanic i will tell you this is not possible with any helo without suffering great damage, and more than likely not be able to fly much after that event. i dont care what the blade is made of either. most of you cant hardly imagine how much a helo vibrates in normal operation, so when something hits the blade this reaaaaaally fucks up the system bad and isnt something you fly away with. as a matter of fact a lot of blades are designed to shear off when damaged to reduce collateral damage on the rest of the rotor head.

im reading the book chickenhawk(great book btw) and it has been mentioned multiple times. i dont see why it wouldnt be possible, it's not like they are charging in there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenhawk_%28book%29

[chagadiel]

the huey could get away with cutting a certain thickness of branch. i cant remember how much exactly but i have heard this may times from alot of acounts including chicken hawk.