Osprey starts grass fire

[Seloco]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-44375517
Presumably an inevitability of having the engine efflux at the back of the rotating nacelles?

[Rosevidney1]

I was quite worried at first, thinking the worst had befallen Hawker's pre-war naval fighter!

[Dan Gerous]

Thankfully, the full range of military activity has never caused a fire, on this or any other range, in the past.

[Seloco]

Originally Posted by Dan Gerous

Thankfully, the full range of military activity has never caused a fire, on this or any other range, in the past.

At least hopefully not while trying to insert Hereford's best discreetly after dark...

[SASless]

It makes for a dandy diversion....all the Oppos are busy putting out the fire whilst the Lads sneak off elsewhere.

[Mogwi]

One hell of a fire-fight!

[MightyGem]

The cause of the fire was attributed to a down draft from an American Osprey helicopter

Hmmm...I once used the downdraft of a Gazelle to put out a grass fire in Canada.

[Lonewolf_50]

Beyond the fact that an Osprey isn't a helicopter ...

[pr00ne]

..and in no way is anything an Osprey does in anyway shape or form "discrete..."

[OvertHawk]

Originally Posted by MightyGem

Hmmm...I once used the downdraft of a Gazelle to put out a grass fire in Canada.

I once watched someone try to do that with a Squirrel... He spent ten minutes making it much bigger then ran away.

[Seloco]

Originally Posted by pr00ne

..and in no way is anything an Osprey does in anyway shape or form "discrete..."

Well, to be strictly accurate most of what an Osprey does is discrete, but perhaps not necessarily that discreet!

Sorry, coat time...

[Seloco]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50

Beyond the fact that an Osprey isn't a helicopter ...

I guess it just sometimes thinks it is - which is perhaps what got it into trouble on this occasion!

[abgd]

It's quite a feat to start a grass fire in Wales.

[MightyGem]

I once watched someone try to do that with a Squirrel... He spent ten minutes making it much bigger then ran away.

To be fair, it probably depends on the height of the grass and severity of the fire. It worked ok for me.

[TheWestCoast]

Originally Posted by OvertHawk

I once watched someone try to do that with a Squirrel... He spent ten minutes making it much bigger then ran away.

Taken out of context this is an appalling thing to admit seeing.