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Old 15th May 2016, 00:59
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TylerMonkey
 
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So let me understand what I'm seeing in the photos. The front strut rod somehow was fractured at the top end as per photo and therefore most likely was no longer attached to the rotor head when it landed.
The head landed with only the two rear strut rods still attached ? On their lower ends were the hard point mount plates that were ripped away from the fuselage, (bolt holes, missing bolts). The 4 connector pins and their nappy pins (not all nappies but at least one per end) landed still installed in the two rear strut rods.
Why can we see a connector rod in the head pic on the rocks ( I highlighted with the red arrow ) sticking up in the air with no connection, no pin, no nappies. Should not this Rod be one of the two rear rods? If so this end would have a pin and mount plate attached if it is the lower point. If it is the upper connection point it should still be pinned to the rotor head.
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