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Post by baz62 on Jan 9, 2015 14:58:35 GMT 12
This video I found quite disturbing as it shows an accident from not only inside the cockpit but also from a tail boom mounted camera. I take my hat off to the the test pilots (one French one Kiwi) as I don't think i would be as calm as they were! They both survived but if they had been in any other helicopter they probably would have died. Watch to find out why. Footage HERE |
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Jan 9, 2015 17:14:58 GMT 12
So the first prototype pranged (ditched) in May '13 and this one was also forced down  Not a great start but I have to admire them, Kiwi can-do spirit at its best and a smart looking machine to boot. You are right Baz, bloody terrifying to watch the thing go down - it looked completely out of control in the last few minutes of "flight"!! |
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Post by davel on Jan 10, 2015 9:42:13 GMT 12
I understand Peter Maloney has a bit of a checkered past and was charged for falsifying log books and having timex parts on aircraft that lead to an accident.
Found this old article from Stuff:
"An aviation company owner has been charged with having main rotor blades past their use-by date on a helicopter that crashed.
The Robinson R22 went down in the Taupo area in March 1998, plunging 100m into dense bush.
Two men on a hunting expedition walked away virtually unscathed.
Peter Maloney, 48, of Dairy Flat, north of Auckland, the owner of Aviation Classics Ltd, has appeared in North Shore District Court on a charge of endangering transport.
Maloney is also accused of fraudulent use of a maintenance log book.
A hearing has been set down for next month.
The police maintain that the rotor blades had exceeded their finite life of 2000 hours by 111.5 hours when the crash happened.
It is alleged that the maintenance log was altered to allow an extra 600 hours flying time before the rotor blades and spindles were serviced and/or replaced."
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Post by The Red Baron on Jan 10, 2015 10:33:23 GMT 12
Amazing ride...would have been a good time to be wearing a parachute.
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Post by machpants on Jan 10, 2015 17:33:02 GMT 12
^ Ejection seat thanks!
Not much fun but well done by the crew.
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Post by camtech on Jan 11, 2015 16:47:25 GMT 12
Do they build sideways operating ejection seats for helicopters?
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Post by baz62 on Jan 11, 2015 17:40:49 GMT 12
Yes you open the door and fall out  |
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Post by htbrst on Jan 11, 2015 19:03:36 GMT 12
The Russian KA-50 and Ka-52 Attack helicopters have ejection systems. They aren't seats as such as it fires out a rocket which ignites outside the helicopter and then yanks the crew out. They have explosive charges that cut off the blades first since they would make a bad day worse www.ejectionsite.com/k37seat.htmAs they have co-axial main blades there are a few more to cut through too  |
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Post by htbrst on Jan 11, 2015 19:07:37 GMT 12
The Russian KA-50 and Ka-52 Attack helicopters have ejection systems. They aren't seats as such as it fires out a rocket which ignites outside the helicopter and then yanks the crew out. They have explosive charges that cut off the blades first since they would make a bad day worse Then again maybe it causes its own troubles: Per Wikipedia: A Ka-52K crashed in southeast Moscow on 29 October 2013 during flight tests for future deployments on Russian Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. Preliminary investigations indicated that the source of the c rash was due to a "malfunction of the ejector (seat) mechanism" which caused it to activate involuntarily.[46] The Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) reported that there were no fatalities and that the pilots ejected safely from the aircraft, but suffered "trauma injuries".[47] |
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