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Old 9th June 2026 | 15:41
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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Originally Posted by 212man
Actually, not strictly accurate. The TR went to maximum pitch - I think maybe more than full power pedal input - so reducing the power to get down created an uncontrollable yaw. The final straw was landing on a small wall, with the gear up, which ruptured the belly and tanks.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a...7-october-2018
To make that clear, that aircraft’s tail rotor blades ran from a high power pedal situation, beyond neutral and to full negative pitch. Just about the worst situation any helicopter pilot could ever experience - it is worse than a tail rotor drive failure and almost certainly irrecoverable.
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