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Old 20th Dec 2013, 22:07
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helmet fire
 
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Australian Black Hawks were fitted with the Sea Hawk dump system permitting 850lbs a minute dump rate or so. Helps with drift downs and OEI situations plus enables weight shedding for operational reasons as mentioned by several above.
It is in the checklist to consider after an OEI event.
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