KJ
Just making the point that the tailboom seemed to fail rather easily ! As for the seat that is ridiculous ! I agree no helicopter would have survived that but !!! I am sure if the pilot had been thrown out while still attached to his seat and killed the insurers would be seeking a rather large amount of compensation for a seat that was not fit for purpose. I know he walked away but only by the grace of god.
If you look at most 206 accidents they havent had the tailboom fail. Was only trying to make the point that not sure that 350's are as well constructed as Matari thinks. As for the139 which the tailcone fell off while taxiing ( the crew didnt know
) the ac had had a heavy landing and the maintenance company did not inspect the composite. Well according to Westlands, I teach a couple of their managers, so view from the inside.
It just seems imho that the 1960's machines are built like a brick sh-t house in comparision to what we see today !