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originally posted by: Blackfinger
Rotor or transmission drive failure?If it was sounding rough before breakup there would have been a #load of pretty blinking lights in the cockpit going off.
originally posted by: projectvxn
originally posted by: Blackfinger
Rotor or transmission drive failure?If it was sounding rough before breakup there would have been a #load of pretty blinking lights in the cockpit going off.
Chip lights would have gone off.
We'll have to wait for the facts of the investigation
Many prayers for the crew and their families.
In my time, the health of your helicopter was determined by how much it vibrated. If the crew had experienced heavy vibration wouldn't they have landed immediately? This may indicate that the accident happened very quickly before they could react.