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16th January 2013, 22:42 #1
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Helicopters
I think it's a miracle that this accident resulted in only two deaths.
Does anyone know of any other cases of helicopter crashes in a city?Duncan Rollo
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17th January 2013, 01:18 #2
yeah;
2003-05-08 Aurora, CO KMGH-TV
A Bell 206-L4 helicopter crashed after losing power during a simulated emergency landing at the Aurora Reservoir.
"Inadequate inflight planning/decision by the flight crew and the check pilot's failure to initiate remedial action in a timely manner".
Air Crash - Helicopter In NY - Video
Atlanta (CNN) -- It started as a helicopter search for a missing 9-year old boy. About two hours later,
the police chopper lay in pieces on a city street, two officers were dead, and hundreds of northwest Atlanta residents had no power.
The helicopter with two officers on board crashed late Saturday night, just miles from downtown. It was flying low to enable the officers
to conduct a more thorough search, according to Atlanta Police Chief George Turner.
Both officers died on impact.
Atlanta police helicopter crashes on city street...Funny how ev'rything was roses when we held on to the guns...
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17th January 2013, 03:25 #3
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There was one in Baltimore a few years ago also. I don't remember the details but, if I recall correctly, no one on the ground was hurt. Generally speaking. with a helicopter, unless you lose a rotor or hit something, you don't come down in a dead fall. You'll still hit the ground pretty hard, but not as hard as if you'd just dropped straight down.
Edit: Just checked and it was in July 2010 and it crashed in a park."Old roats am jake mit goats."
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17th January 2013, 04:02 #4
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17th January 2013, 09:14 #5
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It was only about a quarter of a mile from our London offices. hock:
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17th January 2013, 09:51 #6
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17th January 2013, 11:01 #7
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17th January 2013, 14:47 #8
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I’m no pilot but I understand that autorotation requires a minimum length of a “glide slope” to set down. It’s not possible to set down directly vertically.
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17th January 2013, 15:01 #9
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This helicopter didn't fall straight down either, the crash site was a little way away from the crane.
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17th January 2013, 15:35 #10
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Originally Posted by Mark"Old roats am jake mit goats."
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