Red Bull Cobra down

[MRTT]

Looks like the Red Bull 'Flying Bulls' AH-1 Cobra has crashed at an event, status of the crew is unknown.

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3f1_1495721793

[plmc135]

More info in the following, it is in German I am afraid but I think the pictures tell the story. Rotor collided with building creating airfix kit of helicopter. One crewman on board reported as uninjured, but probably with his tail hanging between his legs.

http://www.krone.at/oesterreich/red-bul ... ory-571162

[PeteHemsley]

Sad to see. Such an amazing machine. Can't see any reason for him to fly so close to the building though!

[Seahornet1]

More info in the following, it is in German I am afraid but I think the pictures tell the story. Rotor collided with building creating airfix kit of helicopter. One crewman on board reported as uninjured, but probably with his tail hanging between his legs.

http://www.krone.at/oesterreich/red-bul ... ory-571162

Google (Translate) is our friend....

Red- Bull helicopter crashes when landing

Buildings touched

25.05.2017, 16:25

Unbelievable luck and probably also some protection gel at his side had a Heli-Pilot on Thursday in Tyrol. In the course of a flight show, he touched a building at Reutte-Höfe's airfield with his Red Bull combat helicopter and landed. The pilot came uninjured

The Red Bull-based combat helicopter Bell Cobra is said to have touched a building of the airport with a rotor blade at 14:15 at the landing. The aircraft caught fire and went to the ground.

The pilot, who was alone on board the helicopter, survived the dramatic incident uninjured. The helicopter, however, was severely affected. Nothing has yet been known about the level of material damage. How the incident could be, is still under investigation.

[TallDan76]

Something tells me that is going to need more than a can of Red Bull to give it it's wings back...

Seriously, the pilot is a lucky man to have walked away from that by the looks of things. (However I do think he'll have to questions to answer as to how he came to be so close etc).