Blade crack in Australian Army Kiowa

[Big_Johnno]

Received a directive from CASA today regarding Blade cracking in Australian Army Kiowa (B206) http://www.casa.gov.au/airworth/awb/62/003.pdf First thought, hope it is not a sign of things to come similar to Robinson blade problem. But that is only my opinion.
John

[Arm out the window]

Unless the blade manufacturing process has changed in some important way, you wouldn't think it'd be any more likely than it ever has been for 206 blades.

[sprocket]

For some reason I thought the Kiowa M/R blades were longer than the civvy B206 . Anyone confirm this?

[spinwing]

Mmmm ... seem to remember they were more like Longranger blades?????

[loachboy]

Confirmed

I seem to recall the Kiowas have a Longranger length tail boom and Longy blades.
Also the Tail rotor blades are smaller like that of the earlier Jet Rangers....

Don't quote me.


Loachy