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Angel from above - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times
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Angel from above - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times
LOOKING at the photos it's hard to believe anybody left this helicopter wreck alive.
But Major Lukas Wild and Lieutenant-Colonel Matt Grills did and this week the Canberrans got the chance to thanks one of their rescuers, Michael Natale.
The two officers skirted death when they walked away from a violent helicopter crash soaked in aircraft fuel a fortnight ago.
An investigation into the crash is continuing as photographs supplied by the pilots and published for the first time today show the aircraft was torn to pieces on impact.
A four-wheel-drive has dragged the wreck out of the mountains but the chopper is unsalvageable.
Major Lukas Wild, a father of three, and Lieutenant-Colonel Matt Grills, a father of four, crash-landed near MtCoree, between the Brindabella Ranges and Wee Jasper.
The army officers treated each other's injuries and trekked 4.5km from the crash site to where the Snowy Hydro Southcare helicopter rescued them within 90 minutes of an emergency beacon being set off.
Major Wild said he never wanted to go through it again.
''We were very, very lucky,'' the 36-year-old said.
''I was surprised how quickly the rescue chopper came. If it didn't come for us we would have had to take our chances walking out.''
He considered himself lucky he crawled out of the wreckage in rugged terrain near the Brindabella Ranges and not Afghanistan or Iraq.
Major Wild has flown choppers during two tours of the Middle East for the Australian Army and now awaits knee surgery because of the only chopper crash he has been involved in.
Both men had cuts and bruises after the crash and considered themselves relatively unharmed.
The men have desk jobs in the Army and were clocking up their flying time on the morning of June 3. They said they were about to land the privately-owned Hughes 500 chopper but could not pull it out of a right-hand turn.
The chopper ''broke up'' after it spiralled downward and struck a log on the ground. The helicopter cabin and the men inside were flung sideways into a creek bed.
The tail boom and tail rotor snapped off and came to rest 30m away.
The main rotor disintegrated and was strewn throughout the crash site after it thrashed the ground.
Southcare Rescue helicopter spokeswoman Kate van Haalen said the fast rescue was a testament to the organisation, which had now flown more than 4200 missions. PHILLIP THOMSON
But Major Lukas Wild and Lieutenant-Colonel Matt Grills did and this week the Canberrans got the chance to thanks one of their rescuers, Michael Natale.
The two officers skirted death when they walked away from a violent helicopter crash soaked in aircraft fuel a fortnight ago.
An investigation into the crash is continuing as photographs supplied by the pilots and published for the first time today show the aircraft was torn to pieces on impact.
A four-wheel-drive has dragged the wreck out of the mountains but the chopper is unsalvageable.
Major Lukas Wild, a father of three, and Lieutenant-Colonel Matt Grills, a father of four, crash-landed near MtCoree, between the Brindabella Ranges and Wee Jasper.
The army officers treated each other's injuries and trekked 4.5km from the crash site to where the Snowy Hydro Southcare helicopter rescued them within 90 minutes of an emergency beacon being set off.
Major Wild said he never wanted to go through it again.
''We were very, very lucky,'' the 36-year-old said.
''I was surprised how quickly the rescue chopper came. If it didn't come for us we would have had to take our chances walking out.''
He considered himself lucky he crawled out of the wreckage in rugged terrain near the Brindabella Ranges and not Afghanistan or Iraq.
Major Wild has flown choppers during two tours of the Middle East for the Australian Army and now awaits knee surgery because of the only chopper crash he has been involved in.
Both men had cuts and bruises after the crash and considered themselves relatively unharmed.
The men have desk jobs in the Army and were clocking up their flying time on the morning of June 3. They said they were about to land the privately-owned Hughes 500 chopper but could not pull it out of a right-hand turn.
The chopper ''broke up'' after it spiralled downward and struck a log on the ground. The helicopter cabin and the men inside were flung sideways into a creek bed.
The tail boom and tail rotor snapped off and came to rest 30m away.
The main rotor disintegrated and was strewn throughout the crash site after it thrashed the ground.
Southcare Rescue helicopter spokeswoman Kate van Haalen said the fast rescue was a testament to the organisation, which had now flown more than 4200 missions. PHILLIP THOMSON
World Record-setting D.
Does anybody know the story behind this D model, apparently UK-based and photographed here in Newcastle? It appears it was involved in setting a number of world records and might have been involved in a round-the-world trip as well. It was then involved in a fatal accident in late 1999. Not much on Google or on the FAI website. Thanks.
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The round world one is an E . It is an IFR machine and belongs to Simon Oliphant Hope of Eastern Atlantic Helicopters at Shoreham . he sells 500,s and Explorers but also usually has some v nice 109,s for sale.
Thanks, Nigel. I got it confused with Simon's 500E. Comments on Flickr in relation to this photo do mention that it was involved in setting time/distance world records but not a round-the-world attempt. My mistake.
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500 Fan, that looks like the 500 used by Mike Smith (formerly of Heli Air) for a round the world attempt a few years back before SOH's effort. As far as I'm aware the machine was later written off.
While here can anybody help me with a list of 500 operators in NZ as I'll be there in a few months and wouldn't mind grabbing an hour in one. Ta.
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While here can anybody help me with a list of 500 operators in NZ as I'll be there in a few months and wouldn't mind grabbing an hour in one. Ta.
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Thanks, Hedski. I've found out a little more since I posted the pic. Mike Smith and Steve Good undertook a round-the-world flight and apparently they beat the existing record but their attempt was not certified by the FAI. They did set a number of speed records in this 500 though. Sadly, Steve Good died in this helicopter in late 1989 in Germany.
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Photo request; Hughes 500M-D/ASW at the 1979 Paris Air Show.
Does anyone have a photo of the Hughes 500M-D/ASW demonstrator at the 1979 Paris Air Show? It bore the civil registration N58351 and the show number "21H". The Taiwanese Navy roundel was replaced with a large white badge featuring text and the Hughes badge. Thanks for any help on this one.
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Hello,
Until your post, I've never heard about the 500 ''ER''. I've tried to get some informations about this on the web, but I was pretty tough...
This is what I guess: Now, at MDHI,you can find two 500E model: One of them with RR 250-C20B, other one with C20R. And the 500D doesn't exist anymore.
According to infos that I get on the web, the model with C20R's calling 500E, and others one, wiht C20B, is 500''ER''... but not sure at all...
Anyone can confirm?
I checked RotorSpot, and I didn't see any 500 under ''ER'' registration...
Sorry about the slight thread drift but can any of you 369 nuts tell me what the difference between a 500E and a 500ER is?
This is what I guess: Now, at MDHI,you can find two 500E model: One of them with RR 250-C20B, other one with C20R. And the 500D doesn't exist anymore.
According to infos that I get on the web, the model with C20R's calling 500E, and others one, wiht C20B, is 500''ER''... but not sure at all...
Anyone can confirm?
I checked RotorSpot, and I didn't see any 500 under ''ER'' registration...
This helicopter is listed on Rotorspot as a "369ER (500ER)". I have never read about any version of he 500 being designated "ER". That's not to say this version doesn't exist. Maybe the "ER" designation refers to an "Extended Range" version fitted with an auxiliary fuel tank.
JetPhotos.Net Photo » 4X-BDJ (CN: 0315E) Private Hughes 369E by Moti Shvimer
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JetPhotos.Net Photo » 4X-BDJ (CN: 0315E) Private Hughes 369E by Moti Shvimer
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500ER
It is/was the 500E with a C20R engine as an option.
The 500E is not that much different from a D if you read the TCDS, mostly cosmetic. Major difference would be the chopped and lowered bulkhead between the front and rear. Front windows, T-tail endplates...............whatever.
In fact you can fit the "R" engine in a D if you want. The "R" is/was renowned for running "HOT" and to see the difference you would probably need a magnifying glass on the TOT gauge.
The "R" engine has some good improvements from a technical standpoint but possibly not when you consider the economics. There are loads of "B" engines and parts out there.
The "R" has been plagued with niggly little things over the years and are not cheaper to overhaul over a B. Coking, Oil leaks, Fuel burn...................blah blah.
"R" supposedly makes 450 HP and adds 6.8 kgs.
"B" supposedly makes 420 HP (but not if you read the fine print)!
It is/was the 500E with a C20R engine as an option.
The 500E is not that much different from a D if you read the TCDS, mostly cosmetic. Major difference would be the chopped and lowered bulkhead between the front and rear. Front windows, T-tail endplates...............whatever.
In fact you can fit the "R" engine in a D if you want. The "R" is/was renowned for running "HOT" and to see the difference you would probably need a magnifying glass on the TOT gauge.
The "R" engine has some good improvements from a technical standpoint but possibly not when you consider the economics. There are loads of "B" engines and parts out there.
The "R" has been plagued with niggly little things over the years and are not cheaper to overhaul over a B. Coking, Oil leaks, Fuel burn...................blah blah.
"R" supposedly makes 450 HP and adds 6.8 kgs.
"B" supposedly makes 420 HP (but not if you read the fine print)!
US Border Patrol retires the OH-6A.
Here is a nice set of photos depicting the OH-6A in USBP service. They retired the helicopter in October this year after first entering service in 1979. Not bad for a bunch of aircraft that were already 10 years old by that stage.
OH-6A Observation Helicopter and Retirement Ceremony - a set on Flickr
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OH-6A Observation Helicopter and Retirement Ceremony - a set on Flickr
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