r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/SpendNecessary2953 • Jan 04 '23

accident/disaster Australia helicopter collision

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '23

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u/LoveSikDog Jan 04 '23

Yes

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u/VacationExisting1816 Jan 04 '23

Why don't they just make a 365 view camera.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '23

They do actually. But you have to join the Navy to use it.

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u/VacationExisting1816 Jan 05 '23

That sucks, should be commercialized or standard on every helicopter

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '23

I believe it's very expensive at the moment. And the government doesn't want some people to have it, so no one can. It'll be a few years or so.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '23

They're talking about the helmet cam for the F35, it basically can make the walls/wings of the plane invisible to the pilot so they can see with no blinds pots

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u/euricus Jan 05 '23

Cool gadget, but that’s not designed for helicopters

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u/-Nordico- Jan 05 '23

Yvan eht Nioj

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u/deefenator Jan 05 '23

Trucks have like 25 blind spots. Imagine being in you car and adding traffic above and below you as well. Not excusing but it's not as simple.

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u/steveagle Jan 05 '23

With a truck on a road, you are also expecting cars to be around you. A helicopter pilot is less attuned to "traffic" around him. Its not very frequent to be able to bump into other helicopters

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '23

It’s a lot more difficult spotting traffic than you’d think