Originally Posted by
BossEyed
There was quite a bit of discussion around 5 years later of a ship clearance for Puma, and it didn't progress due to (in particular) the high vertical CG and narrow track undercarriage. I wonder if an early view along those lines also had something to do with them not being deployed in '82 into a South Atlantic winter?
A potential clearance was revisited several times after that but with much the same view from the operators, which also included thoughts on things like no blade fold and IIRC standard tie down points that were felt to be potential contributors to ground resonance when on the deck.
The average windspeeds in the Falklands in winter were seen as an eye opener too, Bossy.
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