Bladder Tanks (R22????)
I think there is another salient point here, the R22 has a very similiar design, what do we think about Bladder tanks for the R22 (weight penalty/ range penalty).
The next question for RHC is if they expect an AD for the R44 is the design and testing process under way for the R22 as surely being a VERY similar design one may reasonably expect the 22 to be encompassed within the same AD.
There was an accident in Houston last year in an R22 that looked like a very hard low speed impact (Vortex Ring possibly) followed by a post crash fire that unfortunately killed both occupants (was it survivable without the fire I dont know).
Last edited by anti-talk; 22nd Mar 2013 at 13:12.