Dramatic footage of Indian Air Force Mi-8 Helicopter military helicopter dangerous landing appeared online.
The 25-second video, which was posted on the TikTok social media app by Asif Mughal, shows the moment of a Mi-8 medium twin-turbine helicopter of Indian Air Force took down a tent structure during landing.
A piece of tent took off and began to fly towards the helicopter, the Mi-8 crew tried to get away from the collision, but a piece of tent hit the main rotor. After the collision, the helicopter quickly landed.
The entire episode didn’t appear to cause any injuries from the looks of it.
on May 7, 2020, Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter also crash landed in near Mukutang, Sikkim
The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union, and now produced by Russia.
In addition to its most common role as a transport helicopter, the Mi-8 is also used as an airborne command post, armed gunship, and reconnaissance platform. Along with the related, more powerful Mil Mi-17, the Mi-8 is among the world’s most-produced helicopters, used by over 50 countries. As of 2015, when combined the two helicopters are the third most common operational military aircraft in the world.
