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Old 19th Apr 2008, 04:53
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Give this picture a title . . . . .

At the new state of the art Eurocopter facility somebody apparently forgot to make the underground cable covers strong enough. Almost brand new AS-365N3, bet the owner's pissed off . . . .








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Old 19th Apr 2008, 07:20
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The "Eurocopter" banner doesn't look very secure either !!

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"Things Fall Apart"
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Old 19th Apr 2008, 09:29
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Potholy ****!!
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Pfft...Just use a forklif to stand the chopper upright, give it a quick polish and its good to go...whats the fuss about
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Man, looks like traversing the ruts for the door tracks caused the right gear leg to collapse like McCain on a treadmill.

Eh- that'll buff right out.
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S'okay....I don't think anyone saw it.....

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........amazing how much weight these blades will hold....

COMPAA PERIODSTICA ESTO, S.A. DE C.V....Mexico, thats the company that was waiting for their new pride and joy...
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Old 19th Apr 2008, 15:42
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i dont want that one - its got a scratch on it!
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Old 19th Apr 2008, 15:48
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i dont want that one - its got a scratch on it!
Yea il take the red one instead, no scratches on her
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The "Eurocopter" banner doesn't look very secure either !!
Now that you mention it . . . . that banner does look like another tragedy waiting to happen . . . .
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I wonder if the strap around the nose wheel was pre or post incident.
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Old 19th Apr 2008, 20:23
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Not even ONE careful owner !!
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Shop soiled ? Should I make them an offer ?!!!
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Old 19th Apr 2008, 21:15
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Originally Posted by widgeon
I wonder if the strap around the nose wheel was pre or post incident.
Is that the tow bar that you're referring to?
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Doh , sorry I did not look close enough , would the other end of the tow bar be on the truck .
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would the other end of the tow bar be on the truck .
Yes the towbar was attached to the truck, funny how they weren't using a proper tractor, and the mechanic was driving the truck, wish I could have seen his face as the thing started tilting!!!
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check out those coning angles!
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Old 21st Apr 2008, 09:29
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So I'm thick but is in this in Mexico at a Eurocopter facility or somewheres else ...like Grand Prairie? I know ...the barrier tape script appears to be in Spanish but there's a lot of Mexicans in Texas !!!
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Almost brand new AS-365N3
BlenderPilot - no jazzing up the story, now.... The subject aircraft is a 1993-build N2 Dauphin serial number 6458, not a sparkly new N3.
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