View Full Version : Folding Landing Gear Makes Boarding Easier on Bell 212/412's
Boudreaux Bob
2nd Sep 2014, 22:09
Neat invention but I see some problems in rocky or stumpy ground.
Folding Landing Gear....for making Cabin Access easier for passengers.
http://www.gazzettajonica.it/public/news_foto/20140830213318.jpg
krypton_john
2nd Sep 2014, 22:20
Actually that's there to make it wheelchair accessible for disabled and older pilots.
tottigol
2nd Sep 2014, 22:32
Bob, I loooveee that photo! Can you PM me regarding the news article where you found it?
This is in dire need to be shared.
Tott
Boudreaux Bob
2nd Sep 2014, 22:43
Here you go......
Fiumedinisi, Tre ragazzi cadono in un burrone. Uno condotto in elicottoro a S. Teresa. Il velivolo resta incastrato nel campo di calcio - Gazzetta Jonica - Web Magazine (http://www.gazzettajonica.it/news/2014/08/30/fiumedinisi-tre-ragazzi-cadono-in-un-nbsp-burrone-uno-condotto-in-elicottoro-a-s-teresa-il-velivolo-nbsp-resta-incastrato-nel-campo-di-calcio/16344/)
John Eacott
2nd Sep 2014, 23:01
Google translation doesn't help much: this is a paragraph from the report:
The helicopter pilot was very good , because the area was dark , poorly served and with a very tight space . And ' miraculously managed enterprise. But it could not be more lift , the aircraft remains mired in a deadlock. No big deal for the pilot, but the helicopter will remain there to be repaired ( between Monday and Tuesday ) .
:p
Clearly others are trying it today also:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Helo-general/10626678_10152630395356023_6439107028421574371_n_zps4993ede1 .jpg
Jungledog
3rd Sep 2014, 00:33
Puts the elevator at just the right hight to work out the C of G for the next leg:ok: