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[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That thing is fucked. Just think about how many liquid lines, wires, and delicate components have holes in them. Probably cheaper to figure out the few components that don't have holes, and pull them out from this hunk of junk.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

A little duct tape, some Bondo... It'll be good as new.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

it's gonna need a paint job and a shit load of screen doors.- Sergeant Al Powell

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Igor, get out the duck tape! We need to get this thing flying again in two hours!

[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

Someone is going to be in deep crap for posting this. Really surprised to see any aftermath pics.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

That's some good fragmentation

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Reminds me of the clip with the Russian mechanic inspecting a vehicle that got hit with old man tungsten. Holes every-fucking-where. Even the frame.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

"War is the history of weapons" on top of a fish? What does that mean?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

It's three separate words

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

It means that the Russians are getting a history lesson and that Russian weapons are history.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Is the silver tape a heater or a glass(?) breakage sensor?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I knew someone from the War Thunder forums would come along.

Neat, it does look like some kind of sensor to confirm the canopy is no longer there. Very similar to commercial alarm glass break sensors from the 80s-90s.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Never played the game but I was once into sims and recognized the explosive canopy. I'd also heard of helicopters with ejection systems and a quick search confirmed the ka-52 is one of them.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

It was just a joke about how that forum's users are constantly posting sensitive military information. Thanks for the video, it did answer my question.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The line is detonation cording. It is there to shatter the canopy as part of the ejection sequence. It can be seen on many older combat jets. It is a less common system now as many aircraft use explosive bolts to jettison the entire canopy structure instead.

In the case of a helicopter this is safer however. Because a helicopter is more likely to have little or no forward motion a canopy that has been jettisoned would be an impact hazard for ejecting crew.

F in chat for Goose. o7

this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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