SAAF Rooivalk departing Johannesburg expo center. Full video from start-up.

SAAF Rooivalk 677 departing Johannesburg expo center after being on a static display at the Randshow. Full video from start-up.

[@cabeferreira53]

One of the best helicopter in the world

[@johnlamb3101]

Created by the White man for protection against the black man - now roles, thanks to veraaier De Klerk, have changed. How sad.

[@johnlamb3101]

Is the pilot a Houtkop or by some small chance is the pilot white?

[@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622]

Nobody: Me, tryna take off in GTA after spawning my helicopter in the middle of the street:

[@entropy_of_principles]

it's a great cheap and chic this ideea to make an attack helicopter based on Puma platform which one is platform transport.

[@user-jw9lf7wq2y]

What a awesome machine the power and the glory one of the best if not the best things that south Africa produced i can conquer the world with such a weapon cheers 🥂

[@sakkiestoffberg4052]

To think they were built here, as were the Impalas and Cheetahs. Now they cant even manage a municipality. Another lost dream.

[@BigDaddy-ys5zs]

This pilot is scared shitless to lift off. Must be another famous bee pilot 😂😂

[@bullitzfromabove5376]

Strange, I don’t see hesitation. Is it not natural for a helicopter to take off after waiting to finish refuelling, to my knowledge it isn’t. In fact it was smooth

[@pndube44]

I think that was external power supply to start the engines

[@peterwitbooi7639]

Lot's of checks that needs to be done before take off, and the rotor blades need to spin at a certain revolution to take off