Simviation Forum - Another American Heli Crash...

Feb 7^th, 2007 at 9:02am

Anark Offline
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Yep, the 5th this year...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6338787.stm

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Reply #1 - Feb 7^th, 2007 at 9:13am

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Anark wrote on Feb 7^th, 2007 at 9:02am:

Yep, the 5th this year...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6338787.stm

Chinook = MANPAD magnet. Too many m2s side surface

Other sources say its a Sea Knight (you know the one with the rotten jesus bolts)

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Reply #2 - Feb 7^th, 2007 at 10:48am

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Ivan wrote on Feb 7^th, 2007 at 9:13am:

Anark wrote on Feb 7^th, 2007 at 9:02am:

Yep, the 5th this year...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6338787.stm

Chinook = MANPAD magnet. Too many m2s side surface

Other sources say its a Sea Knight (you know the one with the rotten jesus bolts)

That BBC link says it was a Sea Knight.

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Reply #3 - Feb 7^th, 2007 at 3:39pm

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ok another crashknight down then... these machines have rotten rotors and shouldn't be flying at all (would have spared a few UK lives also)

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Reply #4 - Feb 7^th, 2007 at 4:43pm

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Ivan wrote on Feb 7^th, 2007 at 3:39pm:

ok another crashknight down then... these machines have rotten rotors and shouldn't be flying at all (would have spared a few UK lives also)

Rotten rotors or not. It was still probably shot down.

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