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very useful blimp (upload.wikimedia.org)
submitted 1 year ago by reddithalation@sopuli.xyz to c/noncredibledefense@lemmy.world
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[–] reddithalation@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

heres the wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_PA-97_Helistat

[–] Transform2942@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

TL;DR: Build quality was absolute shit and it literally shook itself apart on takeoff, killing 1 pilot and injuring 4 others

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine being a test pilot and that's what takes you out.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Even the effective aircraft can be dangerous as fuck.

More pilots died on training flights with the Sopwith Camel (one of the most combat effective planes of WW1) than died in combat.