Who needs Stinger if you have one simple FPV drone with decent pilot
Sea_Bite2082 on
*Click* Nice
corksoaker84 on
Insane footage
DomitiusAhenobarbus_ on
IT FINALLY HAPPENED GET IN HERE BOYS
Edit: direct hit to the weapons pylons as well, might even be a worse place to get hit then the nose (there’s armor there).
StrictlyFirearms on
must be a crazy feeling for the pilot
Physical-Cut-2334 on
what. the. FUCK.
Undd91 on
Mad times, we’ve had decades of millions spent on aircraft, aircraft systems and missile and anti aircraft technology and we can now bring it all down with what is effectively a hobby racing drone and a grenade.
Zealousideal-Mud4954 on
This video is a good illustration on why we haven’t seen more helicopter or even aircraft hits via FPV’s – they’re really that much faster than FPV’s.
Crazy hit, but tough to imagine how these type of hits could be expanded to a larger scale.
Wonder if in the future we’ll get ambushing FPV’s waiting for such scenarios.
BlackMarine on
Wreckage Location: 48.152958, 36.991028 (6 km behind the frontline near Novopavlivka).
Most likely they were shot down during RTB after doing CAS to support Russian assault in the area.
Credit to @giK1893 (on X)
**Upd:**
The helicopter have flown 4kms after FPV impact
**Upd2:**
Magyar claims that the crew managed to leave the helicopter, but was finished off by hit by his pilots (1st bat of 414th unmanned systems brigade “Birds of Magyar”). The footage circulating online shows allegedly shows burnt bodies of Russian Ka-52 pilots.
He must’ve got serious killboard points for his unit for that.
BandAid3030 on
We were just talking about this like a few weeks ago and here Ukraine goes accomplishing the thing we said they were to do (but were thus far unsuccessful).
Amazingly talented flying.
irradihate on
Finally waking up to some good news
FriedRiceistheBest on
Ka 52 shot down by fpv drone before Gta 6.
NegativeVega on
This has to be the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.
dwillpower on
Wow. Future warfare is going to be scary AF. I wonder if the pilot even knew there were drones operating in the area or saw the drone before the hit.
moby323 on
Hey numbers guys, tell us how much the helicopter costs vs the cost of the drone!
marcvsHR on
Lol This is a fucking semi mobile aerial Mine 😀
So basically drone maneuvered itself in the way of helly.
Fucing incredible
riaowo on
That fpv pilot mustve celebrated like crazy wow imagine being in the heli and seeing that thing come for you
paging_mrherman on
That’s like the hardest achievement to unlock.
deltaface on
That is delicious 😋
UrethraSplinter on
David vs Goliath, insane that it finally happened
philipmj24 on
Looks like they were waiting for them. Very impressive
Chasin-Crustacean on
Incredible. The stars aligned for that drone pilot to be in the precise path of the chopper – because other than hitting it directly on like this, it’s nearly impossible to hit a moving helicopter due to the downwash from the rotor blades.
I wonder if future drone advancements will include anti-air airburst drones, which require the pilot to only need to get near a helicopter to bring it down, rather than scoring a direct hit.
Kampfgeist049 on
I wonder if the crew had time to eject
Mephi7 on
How many web store e-points are for this?
Visible-Locksmith-44 on
Absolutely crazy. First recorded drone kill vs. a helicopter (in flight)? One thing I can’t understand: why the hell did it turn? Or maybe there were two Ka-52s on the scene? I don’t see a cut in the video. I assume they saw it the first time, that one was close enough already. So why turn around? I mean, this isn’t a high-value target worth risking a helicopter for.
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aintnoway, that’s crazy
Who needs Stinger if you have one simple FPV drone with decent pilot
*Click* Nice
Insane footage
IT FINALLY HAPPENED GET IN HERE BOYS
Edit: direct hit to the weapons pylons as well, might even be a worse place to get hit then the nose (there’s armor there).
must be a crazy feeling for the pilot
what. the. FUCK.
Mad times, we’ve had decades of millions spent on aircraft, aircraft systems and missile and anti aircraft technology and we can now bring it all down with what is effectively a hobby racing drone and a grenade.
This video is a good illustration on why we haven’t seen more helicopter or even aircraft hits via FPV’s – they’re really that much faster than FPV’s.
Crazy hit, but tough to imagine how these type of hits could be expanded to a larger scale.
Wonder if in the future we’ll get ambushing FPV’s waiting for such scenarios.
Wreckage Location: 48.152958, 36.991028 (6 km behind the frontline near Novopavlivka).
Most likely they were shot down during RTB after doing CAS to support Russian assault in the area.
Credit to @giK1893 (on X)
**Upd:**
The helicopter have flown 4kms after FPV impact
**Upd2:**
Magyar claims that the crew managed to leave the helicopter, but was finished off by hit by his pilots (1st bat of 414th unmanned systems brigade “Birds of Magyar”). The footage circulating online shows allegedly shows burnt bodies of Russian Ka-52 pilots.
Finally!
A hit. A very palpable hit.
Looks like it got hit [behind Russian lines](https://x.com/99Dominik_/status/2034962242429755863). 48.152958, 36.991028
Historical footage.
He must’ve got serious killboard points for his unit for that.
We were just talking about this like a few weeks ago and here Ukraine goes accomplishing the thing we said they were to do (but were thus far unsuccessful).
Amazingly talented flying.
Finally waking up to some good news
Ka 52 shot down by fpv drone before Gta 6.
This has to be the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.
Wow. Future warfare is going to be scary AF. I wonder if the pilot even knew there were drones operating in the area or saw the drone before the hit.
Hey numbers guys, tell us how much the helicopter costs vs the cost of the drone!
Lol This is a fucking semi mobile aerial Mine 😀
So basically drone maneuvered itself in the way of helly.
Fucing incredible
That fpv pilot mustve celebrated like crazy wow imagine being in the heli and seeing that thing come for you
That’s like the hardest achievement to unlock.
That is delicious 😋
David vs Goliath, insane that it finally happened
Looks like they were waiting for them. Very impressive
Incredible. The stars aligned for that drone pilot to be in the precise path of the chopper – because other than hitting it directly on like this, it’s nearly impossible to hit a moving helicopter due to the downwash from the rotor blades.
I wonder if future drone advancements will include anti-air airburst drones, which require the pilot to only need to get near a helicopter to bring it down, rather than scoring a direct hit.
I wonder if the crew had time to eject
How many web store e-points are for this?
Absolutely crazy. First recorded drone kill vs. a helicopter (in flight)? One thing I can’t understand: why the hell did it turn? Or maybe there were two Ka-52s on the scene? I don’t see a cut in the video. I assume they saw it the first time, that one was close enough already. So why turn around? I mean, this isn’t a high-value target worth risking a helicopter for.
How many points is this for the FPV pilot?
JAGGA JAGGA
After all these years.. it finally happened