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Auckland Helicopter Crash
Just found this on the internet. One very lucky pilot.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPF6eL-wvYg |
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That is one lucky pilot, and also the worker on the ground.
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Raw footage here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJNHj0V9yUY
I'm amazed how the entire fuselage 'shudders' on impact. |
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If ever there was a case for a pilot to be wearing a helmet and a harness, that was it. He was really lucky not to have been thrown from the machine and become part of the wreckage!
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The whole tail boom breaks right at the rear of the fuselage when the rotor blade its.
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Helicopters seem to tear themselves apart when things like this happen. On another note, this video is proof that seatbelts save lives
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I suggest that's caused by the significant and immediate load applied on the tail boom as the counter-torque that is provided by the tail rotor suddenly becomes much greater than the main rotor torque when the main rotor collides with the cables. I note also that the tail shaft fails due to the excessive loads carried through the Main Gear Box.
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The NZ Herald has a story saying "He was flung out the front door of the helicopter before falling back through its side door", but slow motion versions of the footage on YouTube seem to indicate that while the seat was leaning well outside the airframe as it tipped over, he appeared to stay with it as it flipped around.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mexRQhNQdcQ
This one shows a different perspective. The guy in dark clothes right underneath the chopper holding a cable is also very lucky to be alive. 3:36. You see him getting up at 3:42. You also see the pilots left arm/hand motionless after the impact for a few seconds... Scary!
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