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Old 21st Mar 2002, 08:23
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Lu Zuckerman

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On a sad note there was one time that the S-58 was not so agile. During the establishment of the height velocity curve the test pilot put the helicopter in a hover about 20 feet above ground and dropped the collective and before he could recover the helicopter hit the ground hard and stove in the landing gear. The helicopter rolled over and I believe when the blades hit the ground a stub end of one of the blades entered the cockpit killing the pilot.
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