Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.

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Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.

#1 Post by CharlieOneSix » Mon Jun 20, 2022 4:02 pm

Sadly two dead but no further details on type etc.

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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.

#2 Post by FD2 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:27 am

Someone on TOP says it was a Cabri G2 like this one:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guimbal_Cabri_G2

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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.

#3 Post by Ex-Ascot » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:25 pm

Another single piston engined egg whisk. Most accidents were pilot error.
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#4 Post by Ex-Ascot » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:50 pm

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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.

#5 Post by CharlieOneSix » Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:52 am

This is a video of a Cabri G2 accident in Switzerland a week ago. Quite a strong airframe to survive that both in the air and on impact. Try that in a Robinson and I think on the way down the main rotors would have severed the tail and departed the airframe. No idea of the circumstances but injuries were minor.

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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.

#6 Post by FD2 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:22 pm

Good grief - agree with that - a Robbo would have disassembled itself on the way down. Definitely a sturdy little machine for them to survive with minor injuries.

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