GeneralS and all others,
watch your MR blades on the R-44.
In my backyard (Pacific Ocean
) there where another 2 cases of MR leading edge delamination (leading edge of the upper skin pulls up from the Stainless leading edge/spar, basically a glue failure).
Times around 1100 to 1200 hrs.
The latest one was only about 4 nm from the boat, but the pilot had to put it in the water - ship survived. He said he never had anything vibrating so bad
You might blame this on the salt and tunaboat environment, but I spent 3800 hrs out there and wore out 2 helis. NEVER any problems with the blades and these where really badly worn.....
Supposedly the blame is with the operator, ....says Frank &Corp.
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