Author: Pat FlanneryPat Flannery Date: Jun 19, 2007 01:04
Peter Webb wrote:
>> That was one very horrific video of the army blackhawk crashing.
>>
>> I think the aircrew approached the landing deck way way too fast and
>> too low , it shows they zoomed in and bounced and the tail rotor
>> breaking away and then spinning the aiframe into the ocean.
>>
>> I thought the aussie army pilots when landing had more sense in not
>> going so fast as shown in video - since the inquiry has ruled out
>> mechanical failure so far....
>>
>
> We know that he had a tail wind of 20 to 30 knots. You shouldn't have
> a strong tail wind when trying to land an airplane.
Then why not take the ship downwind at full speed, so as to cut the
ambient wind speed over the stern landing deck?
Trying to land a helicopter over the stern of a stationary ship, or one
at a ninety...
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