Industry insider,
Terry was one the many who had a C30 uncontained third stage event in a 76.
But if there was no problem with the C30 installation, then why did Sikorsky/Allison mandate the installation of that 170 pound "containment kit"? Which was nothing but a Rube Goldberg contrivance designed to protect the helicopter FROM ITS OWN ENGINES!
Which is the point I was trying to make from the beginning.
Perhaps rudely, but never-the-less - TRUE.
Anyway, as I said, do your homework on C18, C20, C28 and C30 third stage bursts. Those engines killed a lot of people - some were friends of mine.
Last edited by oleary; 19th Aug 2013 at 07:20.