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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Andy B on 23 November 2011, 19:34:06
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Saw this on the news earlier. :o :o :o :o http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15848886
I hope he bought his lottery tickets on his way home! :y :y :y :y :y
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or a better pair of specs so he can see the next pole he ploughs into :y
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:o :o :o Oh, dear Lord! :o :o :o
??? Rotary wings.......
......no thanks; `like balancing ball-bearings on a razor blade`s edge! :-X
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By heck. New pants time I think.
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I can't believe no one got hurt in that :o
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It was quite disconcerting to see how easily it snapped in two. :o
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It was quite disconcerting to see how easily it snapped in two. :o
:P....exclaimed the unfortunate man`s lady-friend! ;D
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::) ;D ;D
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It was quite disconcerting to see how easily it snapped in two. :o
:P....exclaimed the unfortunate man`s lady-friend! ;D
Words no man wants to hear.. "Oops, I think I broke it!"
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Tail rotor is directly driven from the main gearbox...... wrap a cable around the tail rotor and the transmission shaft will snap and the flail around .. lots ... which is what I guess caused the rotor support arm to snap right off.
What I find astonishing, and what probably saved a few lives and a lot of money ..... no fire at all !!!
With the engine stalling and the damage done I would expect fuel spillage followed by fire .... it won't "explode" as in the movies since AVTUR is basically parafin ... but it'll burn ....
A very lucky incident
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"Underwear trolley to the Heliport, Please!" :o
Helicopters only fly through being ugly enough that the earth repels them. That one clearly wasn't quite ugly enough. ;)
A very lucky escape, though.
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should have gone to """specsavers""" ;)
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The stresses and inertia involved are incredible, the way the body ripples under the forces is impressive!
To me it looked more like a main rotor hitting (one suddenly shoots upwards)?
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To me it looked more like a main rotor hitting (one suddenly shoots upwards)?
That's what happened.
I never read the BBC website, but the TV news said that a cable caught up in the main rotor. :y
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New footage now emerged:
;) Pilot talking about the seatbelt saving him, then.....
.....well, watch and listen......OMG! :o
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15868647 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15868647)
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Crikey - it looked so sedate from the other angle!
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With the engine stalling and the damage done I would expect fuel spillage followed by fire .... it won't "explode" as in the movies since AVTUR is basically parafin ... but it'll burn ....
Judging by the plume of smoke in that second video I'd say the engine was still intact and running as it sat on the ground, albeit, no doubt, not very happy with life. I guess that means it wasn't ejecting a mass of atomised fuel/air mix looking for a source of ignition, mercifully.
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It looks as if the gearbox was wrenched up at an angle and torn from its mountings, this would I guess potentialy cause the tail to fail.
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that is one lucky bloke that is definately a brown pants moment
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like this one,its me flying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJy1TwL4fxM
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I hope they make him pay for it.