By: steve rowell - 12th February 2004 at 23:18
Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
Helicopters don’t crash often because it actually can’t crash. With an engine failure, you fall, but you don’t crash (you do if you have a complete loss of power, am I right?) I could explain but it’s quite complicated.
There’s been three come down here since xmas, i don’t think your theory would wash with the victims families some how
By: Ren Frew - 12th February 2004 at 02:06
Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
Helicopters don’t crash often because it actually can’t crash. With an engine failure, you fall, but you don’t crash (you do if you have a complete loss of power, am I right?) I could explain but it’s quite complicated.
Er… I saw footage of a tail rotor failure and that was most certainly a spectacular crash. 😮
By: Flood - 12th February 2004 at 00:42
Yep – why wasn’t I surprised when I heard that…?:rolleyes:
Flood.
By: A330Crazy - 11th February 2004 at 23:32
Chopper was A Robinson R22 beta.
By: batbay - 11th February 2004 at 21:48
Helicopters can’t crash! Wow!:confused:
By: Jeanske_SN - 11th February 2004 at 21:01
Helicopters don’t crash often because it actually can’t crash. With an engine failure, you fall, but you don’t crash (you do if you have a complete loss of power, am I right?) I could explain but it’s quite complicated.
By: Britannia - 11th February 2004 at 18:40
Here’s a pic:
By: andrewm - 11th February 2004 at 15:28
Sky news:
CHOPPER CRASH LANDS
A helicopter has crash landed at Newcastle Airport injuring the two people on board.
Neither of the men are said to be seriously hurt and both have been taken to Newcastle General Hospital.
The helicopter, operated by helicopter flight training school Northumbria Helicopters, came down on the just off the main runway at around 12.20pm..
The airport was breifly closed while emergency services made sure the helicopter was safe.
A spokesman for Northumbria Helicopters said the aircraft had just had a “heavy land” and both people on board were all right.
He added: “They are both okay. They were taken to hospital with lower back pains. They took them out carefully because of their backs and both of them were chatting away. They were never unconscious. It was just a heavy land.”
By: LN Strike Eagle - 11th February 2004 at 13:43
Hit power lines according to a post on UKAR.
By: Ren Frew - 11th February 2004 at 13:15
Sky says it happened within the grounds of the airport and that emergency crews were on the scene instantly. Sounds like a possible take off or landing mishap?
By: pierrepjc - 11th February 2004 at 13:05
BBC Radio 2 states 2 injured. Hope their injuries are light.
Paul
By: Bmused55 - 11th February 2004 at 13:00
BBC news has nothing more than:
“RAF rescue centre reports helicopter crash at Newcastle Airport. More soon.”
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