Originally Posted by
Nigel Osborn
I saw this on Facebook from another angle, the rate of spinning was amazing. Don't know why he couldn't hack an engine.
Maybe the occupants had been knocked unconscious? Do you have a link for the other video, Nigel?
The emergency services must have felt quite helpless, unable to get closer and risk serious injury from flying blades, etc
Last time anything similar the firies spent ages smothering the intake with foam, but it took a lot to put the engine out. Pilot was unconscious, Wessex on the tie down pad at Culdrose.