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Old 26th February 2007 | 17:05
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How many 412's have you heard of that crashed after losing a tail rotor in cruise?

More than a few thus it makes one wonder just how realistic the Sim is for that event.

I am led to believe from what I have read.....the 412 trys to yaw to the point it then rolls over and goes almost inverted. There was a GOM 412 that did that but the crew was able to re-gain control after the upset.

Perhaps we might have a short discussion of the 412's real history regard loss of tail rotor components and/or a nearly instantaneous loss of tail rotor thrust in cruise.
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