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Old 10th Feb 2016, 01:15
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oleary
 
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Run dry

Remember in the S76 you don't have a 30 minute MGB run dry capability.
Yup, I totally agree.

In any case, anyone who thinks you can "run dry" a helicopter gearbox for any significant length of time is an idiot - regardless of what the manufacturer says.

On the 61 we had "emergency lube" but that was NOT run dry, it just lubed the inputs and bought you some time.

P&W experimented with a "paraffin lube" thing for the combining gearbox on the Twinpac in F/W but again, that was not run dry is was more like the 61 emerg lube system.

Finally, I am not speculating on what happened in this incident either. I will say there were no serious injuries so good on Captain Jayeola and her crew.

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