Nothing mentioned on this thread can explain how a modern helicopter at the point a millisecond before it first made impact with the pub roof; was upright, in a vertical descent with the rotors stopped and engines off, having avoided the surrounding buildings.
As posts from folk such as fortyodd, mg etc tend to be dismissed and ignored despite the facts and valuable information they contain, this thread is more entertaining than informative. More akin to 'Top Gear' than 'Top of the Form'!
the_flying_cop
Northlight, CS is not allowed to be carried within the cockpit.
Most aircraft have an external container, often a tube attached to the skid to prevent the scenario you mention.
Really!!!
Agaricus
Unless anyone thinks they were in a hover or at very slow speed at the time (and I haven't seen any suggestion to this effect at all) fenestron and autorotation just don't add up.
And just what speed do you think they might have been at? Clue: you as a 'driver airframe' have forgotten one simple thing!
Am I the only one that thinks pilot incapacitation would leave a lot more mess than there was?
...and who mentioned the nitesun and skyshout for goodness sake? How many times does the engine intake system need to be explained? etc
Let's talk about the relevance of the collective override stop for instance, rather than flocks of Houdini-esque birds getting into the engine intakes!