Re: Chinook - Still Hitting Back 3 (Merged)
Hi Turnbull,
as I said, I wasn't offering up FADEC as the cause of the accident. I was pointing out that the problems being encountered at the time of the accident were well known.
I wasn't selectively quoting either. The post above was merely to highlight that not all was well with the newly introduced Chinook Mk2 fleet, and the instructions given to operational aircrew required them to tolerate the possiblilty of an engine failure for a period of up to 12 seconds. Surely you agree that this has the potential to be a distraction in the cockpit.
Also, as Ark rightly points out, it calls into question the statement that ZD576 was fully serviceable. Unfortunately, no-one alive knows whether this is a correct statement or not. It does, however, display the uncompromising, blinkered position of those within the MoD.
I assure you I had no intention to be alarmist, nor selective in my post.
My best, as always.
Brian
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