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Old 11th Sep 2009, 17:09
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No, defenetly no.

A twin ( or more) engine helicopter, operated under CAT A limitation will NEVER crash if the pilot knows and applies the procedures depicted in the flignt manuel and mass limitations accordingly.

The engine failure may occurs in hover in ground effect, out of ground effect, during take off, in flight, nothing dramatic will happens and the pilot will land the helicopter safely either on an helipad or a runway.

Obviously, to reach such level of safety means mass reduction and appropriates procedures.

Dauphin N3 exemple: the N3 is CAT A approved on runway or unobstructed strip and helipad of at least 68 ft diameter. If the helipad is less than that, no CAT A available, thus, cat B flight and then, the safety during take off is no more guaranteed.
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