Heiko Schulz schrieb: >> >> I JUST got this link and it is on the discussed >> subject although it >> happened in Nov. 2007: >> >> > http://www.feuerwehr-kaiserslautern.de/Einsatz/2007/november/hubschrauber.html > >> This is the very lucky result (helicopter destroyed, >> pilot unhurt) if >> you carry an external load (forrest liming), have an >> engine failure and >> have to do an autorotation from about 90 to 150 ft >> ("dead mans curve"). >> >> Regards >> Georg >> >> > But the external load seems to me not be an big issue > at this crash. Even if the bucket is not filled it is a weight some distance away from the helicopter. And when your downpitching into autorotation it will influence the CG of your a/c. And due to the load change it will start to swing. And groundnear it may hook into the vegetation. Many helicopter pilots hate external loads. When I got some winch training many years ago with a Bell 212 I suddenly lost my innocence when the pilots told me that it was absolutely necessary in case of an autorotation to cut the line I would be hanging on immediately - better loose one man than all the helicopter crew. > But there are other crashes due to the > ... > > Regards > HHS > > Regards Georg
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