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Post #209 by Roller Merlin is absolute tosh in his comments re US training and tail rotor failures. Was a check item on all check rides when I was with them during Vietnam. The only accident we had in my unit with tail rotor problems was when a Huey rolled onto its side upon landing following the departure of the tail rotor complete with gear box during the cruise. All others made successful landings. 1000 hour life on the Huey airframe is nonsense as well. Some of the higher time Vietnam airframes had close to 4,000 hours. Civil versions I flew were up around 20,000 hours and still going strong.
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Brian?
Pretty sure merlin's version was correct, so not exactly "tosh" as you so eloquently put it.
And he said "designed", whereas you are talking reality. I suggest you re-read his post before becoming abusive.
And what has this to do with Nancy - Bird, anyhoo?
Pretty sure merlin's version was correct, so not exactly "tosh" as you so eloquently put it.
And he said "designed", whereas you are talking reality. I suggest you re-read his post before becoming abusive.
And what has this to do with Nancy - Bird, anyhoo?
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I read Brian comments as applying to the reference in Roller Merlin's post about the supposed lack of training for tail rotor failure for the US pilots and not to his post as a whole.
I read Brian comments as applying to the reference in Roller Merlin's post about the supposed lack of training for tail rotor failure for the US pilots and not to his post as a whole.
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Last night I asked a gentleman, who up to recently was the Chief Technology Officer for Bell Helicopter, the question re the Huey being designed as a 1000 hour throw away airframe. His reply,
The 1000 hour throw away is quoted on a number of internet sites, none of them with any authority backing the statement. Good info can be had from the internet, but by golly there is a lot of nonsense as well, and I'll guarantee you this is one of them.
balace, I'm taking it you find the word "nonsense" abusive. My dictonary defines the word as having as one meaning, "absurd", which itself means "incongruous, unreasonable, ridiculous, silly". The proposition that it was designed 1000 hour/throw away qualifies in my book as incongruous (look it up) and unreasonable. Not to worry, I've posted nonsense on these hallowed pages as well.
never heard that one. I know Bell practice is to design for infinite airframe life, so I bet the story is dead wrong.
balace, I'm taking it you find the word "nonsense" abusive. My dictonary defines the word as having as one meaning, "absurd", which itself means "incongruous, unreasonable, ridiculous, silly". The proposition that it was designed 1000 hour/throw away qualifies in my book as incongruous (look it up) and unreasonable. Not to worry, I've posted nonsense on these hallowed pages as well.
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Practicing Tail Rotor Failures in Hueys
Brian Abraham, can you make this clear please:
Did you fly Hueys in Vietnam?
If so, when in Vietnam, what were the types of Huey tail rotor failures that you trained your pilots to counter (from the many types of failures)?
Were these failures in the Hueys practiced from the air right down to stopped on the ground?
Did the US Army continue this exact training for all Huey pilots right through to the end of the Hueys life?
Thanks in advance.
Did you fly Hueys in Vietnam?
If so, when in Vietnam, what were the types of Huey tail rotor failures that you trained your pilots to counter (from the many types of failures)?
Were these failures in the Hueys practiced from the air right down to stopped on the ground?
Did the US Army continue this exact training for all Huey pilots right through to the end of the Hueys life?
Thanks in advance.
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Not by the end of the year, may be by Feb 2012. The wing repair is well and truly under way.
Until the structural work is done the rest of the restoration is in limbo.
Lotsa work to do once Airbus have done.
Until the structural work is done the rest of the restoration is in limbo.
Lotsa work to do once Airbus have done.
If our clever little management wanted to save time and money, they'd do the cabin refurbishment (ie reconfigure) whilst the external repairs are being done. I'll put money on the aircraft re-entering service early next year only to be taken out of service some months later for the cabin mods.
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I dont think anyone expected the repair to go "Badly", but there is the tendancy with these things to run into speed bumps along the way that hinder progress. Whether that be discovery of further damage, shortage of parts, slow process to approve work, or even damage incurred during the course of the repair.
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anniversary coming up.......
.........lots of quotes from Joyce re skills of pilots, professionalism from engineers .......the CC might even get a mention.........
sincere - ???
.........lots of quotes from Joyce re skills of pilots, professionalism from engineers .......the CC might even get a mention.........
sincere - ???