Horatio Leafblower
9th Nov 2013, 02:38
ABC News (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/hunter-rescue-helicopter-contract-bid-includes-scrapping-entire/5078084)
The bit I find interesting in this story is the quote at the end:
Mr Jones says he fully supports the move to twin-engine choppers.
"We saw only last week in Melbourne a small single-engine helicopter crashed on a footy ground," he said.
"You know, if that was to happen in metropolitan Sydney with an injured person on board - the likelihood of that happening is minimal - but if it was to happen, the consequences are catastrophic.
"So it's all about moving toward European legislation and regulation as we need to have the safest possible helicopters."
Now I know nothing about helicopters but from what I have been told, a twin-engine helicopter in the same situation in MEL would have just made a more expensive wreck? :confused:
The bit I find interesting in this story is the quote at the end:
Mr Jones says he fully supports the move to twin-engine choppers.
"We saw only last week in Melbourne a small single-engine helicopter crashed on a footy ground," he said.
"You know, if that was to happen in metropolitan Sydney with an injured person on board - the likelihood of that happening is minimal - but if it was to happen, the consequences are catastrophic.
"So it's all about moving toward European legislation and regulation as we need to have the safest possible helicopters."
Now I know nothing about helicopters but from what I have been told, a twin-engine helicopter in the same situation in MEL would have just made a more expensive wreck? :confused: