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Old 27th Jul 2022, 03:17
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Tickle
 
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It's said that no safety instructions were given to the pax upon landing and they exited the 407 by themselves. None had reached the lounge when it happened. The deceased went to the rear of the aircraft on his own as the others shouted for him to stop.

https://www.news.com.au/travel/trave...2f19c3790c1689

It would be an interesting discussion about shrouded tail rotors or ducted anti-torque systems being mandated for much-increased safety, but I guess it does not happen often enough like car accidents do to force such a thing. And as someone else stated, airplanes have much more riskier placements of open propellers near doors.

Can there be any way of integrating a very tiny, bright LED light into the tip of tail rotor rotor blades, lowered by a similarly tiny battery perhaps? I remember seeing a few photos of helicopters at night with lights in their blades. It may help make the spinning disc more visually evident. And hopefully not upset any balance.
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