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Old 14th April 2025 | 23:38
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At first, I could see why dragon6172 felt the earlier photo posted here was deceptive and that the mast may not be bent (the remaining pitch control link seen in that photo has that effect). But looking at screen shots from the recovery footage, it sure looks like the mast is bent as The Sultan said. The bending seems to be mainly around and below the height of the swashplate. I am including a few of those shots, marking the direction to front of the fuselage for the portion ripped out of the cabin:





One of many questions now is whether both blades were already so fractured / delaminated in the air (and held 'straight' due to centripetal forces from the spinning rotor) or whether that fracturing was caused when they hit the water or during recovery?
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