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Old 26th May 2021, 21:12
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JimEli
 
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Originally Posted by muermel
"LOST CONTROL OF THE BUCKET CUASING THE ROTOR SECTION TO SEPARATE" can someonc translate that to me? That doesn't make a lot of sense. Or is it "Lost control of the bucket which then got tangled up in the tail rotor and caused the aircraft to crash"?

How could an out of control bucket cause main rotor separation from the fuselage?
Seems to suggest the possibility of (an empty) sling load becoming aerodynamic and flying into rotor system. Has happened on this platform before.
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