Sadly two dead but no further details on type etc.
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Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.
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Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.
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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.
Another single piston engined egg whisk. Most accidents were pilot error.
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'Yes, Madam, I am drunk, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly.' Sir Winston Churchill.
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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.
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.
https://www.dumpert.nl/item/100034058_461b7738
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279275
https://www.dumpert.nl/item/100034058_461b7738
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279275
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Re: Fatal helicopter crash near Yorkshire Dales.
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.