View Full Version : New Enstroms grounded?
HeliEng
8th Aug 2005, 18:26
Anyone have any further info?
Heard rumour of Ground Resonance/Dynamic Rollover????
goaround7
8th Aug 2005, 19:02
...probably something to do with being too ugly to land or take off nicely.
Ned-Air2Air
8th Aug 2005, 21:10
They may not be the nicest looking helicopter out there but credit where credit is due, I did a photo shoot out of a 480B and it was the smoothest camera platform I have ever used. :ok:
Not sure if this was a new aircraft:
http://www.wndu.com/news/082005/news_43894.php
Gaseous
9th Aug 2005, 20:24
Hmmm.
Maybe I'll stick with my hydraulic dampers intead of the new elastomerics until they are cleared by the investigators.
ppheli
10th Aug 2005, 10:11
Three further photos, from different angles at this link http://www.etruth.com/News/Content.aspx?ID=353830&page=
Ian Corrigible
15th Aug 2005, 17:04
Looks like they are: Enstrom orders 480B dampers removed (http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2005/08/16/Navigation/197/200952/Enstrom+orders+480B+dampers+removed.html).
I/C