Simviation Forum - No one seriously hurt, lucky.

Nov 23^rd, 2011 at 7:33am

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From the BBC website.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15848886

How the guy with the hard hat didn't get a mouth full of blade I don't know Shocked

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Reply #1 - Nov 23^rd, 2011 at 8:39am

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Wow, extremely lucky that where he was hovering was relatively low, and the body of the helicopter did not fall far. I'm sure everyone made a mess of their pants however!

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Reply #2 - Nov 23^rd, 2011 at 8:52am

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Another example of "never use a helicopter when a crane will do". Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - Nov 23^rd, 2011 at 9:17am

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beaky wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2011 at 8:52am:

Another example of "never use a helicopter when a crane will do". Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Dec 6^th, 2011 at 12:50pm

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I wonder what made the tail boom snap off like it did? It does'nt appear like it struck anything. You see the main rotors hit the guy wires, but the boom is in the clear, and just snaps off. Huh

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Reply #5 - Dec 6^th, 2011 at 8:11pm

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CaptainCub wrote on Dec 6^th, 2011 at 12:50pm:

I wonder what made the tail boom snap off like it did? It does'nt appear like it struck anything. You see the main rotors hit the guy wires, but the boom is in the clear, and just snaps off. Huh

My guess is the sudden jolt (didn't look like much from a distance, but I would bet it was pretty hard) snapped the bolts holding the tail to the fuselage. It seems pretty common in helicopter crashed for the tail to come off. Helicopters are not built to sustain high G forces, so any large impact can cause substantial structural failure.

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Reply #6 - Dec 6^th, 2011 at 9:55pm

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DaveSims wrote on Dec 6^th, 2011 at 8:11pm:

CaptainCub wrote on Dec 6^th, 2011 at 12:50pm:

I wonder what made the tail boom snap off like it did? It does'nt appear like it struck anything. You see the main rotors hit the guy wires, but the boom is in the clear, and just snaps off. Huh

My guess is the sudden jolt (didn't look like much from a distance, but I would bet it was pretty hard) snapped the bolts holding the tail to the fuselage. It seems pretty common in helicopter crashed for the tail to come off. Helicopters are not built to sustain high G forces, so any large impact can cause substantial structural failure.

All the Helicpoter crashes happen the tail always snaps off.

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Reply #7 - Dec 24^th, 2011 at 12:37am