T129/AW729 Down in Italy
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T129/AW729 Down in Italy
ASN Aircraft accident 19-MAR-2010 AgustaWestland/TAI T129 ATAK (AW729) CSX81723
Heard through the grapevine that a 129 had come down, Googled the link above, any Italian Pruners with more info?
Heard through the grapevine that a 129 had come down, Googled the link above, any Italian Pruners with more info?
W O W...
video:
VCO Sat - ELICOTTERO PRECIPITA A PREGLIA DI CREVOLADOSSOLA
good job
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Aser
video:
VCO Sat - ELICOTTERO PRECIPITA A PREGLIA DI CREVOLADOSSOLA
Narrative:
The T-129 ATAK prototype lost its tail rotor at 15000 ft. height. Two people on board escape fatal injuries thanks ability of test pilot cassioli.
The T-129 ATAK prototype lost its tail rotor at 15000 ft. height. Two people on board escape fatal injuries thanks ability of test pilot cassioli.
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Aser
but it wasn't a 139?
I wasn't being disrespectful to the pilot, who obviously did a sterling job considering what he was faced with, but when i saw AW, I immediately thought of the pic from the gulf of the 139 with the tail hanging off, even though I knew it was a 129.
They're probably not even remotely similar in build characteristics.
They're probably not even remotely similar in build characteristics.
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Wow... the hats off to this pilot.
Agusta is really gonna come under scrutiny with the tail rotors! I was wondering if such military aircraft accident reports get published in something like NTSB ??
Agusta is really gonna come under scrutiny with the tail rotors! I was wondering if such military aircraft accident reports get published in something like NTSB ??
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Is the build location common?
I am in total awe that people survived this and the pilot deserves a medal.
In response to helimutt:
the significant question is: are the rotors made in the same facility as the booms from the AW139?
In response to helimutt:
They're probably not even remotely similar in build characteristics.
15000ft? Autorotation 3, 2, 1 Go... and let it sort itself out?
Nevertheless a very good job!
PICTURE: Turkey's first T129 attack helicopter crashes
PICTURE: Turkey's first T129 attack helicopter crashes
By Tolga Ozbek
The first prototype of AgustaWestland's T129 attack helicopter being developed for Turkey crashed on the afternoon of 19 March during a test flight, leaving its Italian test pilot and its test engineer needing hospital treatment for minor injuries.
Early indications point to a loss of power to the tail rotor while flying at an elevation of 1,500ft (455m) near Verbania in northern Italy. Investigation of the incident will focus on establishing the exact cause of the power failure.
The $3 billion ATAK project, based on the A129 Mangusta, is likely to be delayed because of the crash. The deal was signed in 2008, and the first prototype, P1, made its first flight in September 2009. Turkey has ordered 50 production T129s for delivery from 2013 and has options on another 41.
AgustaWestland will make two T129 prototypes in Italy, after which manufacture will shift to its Turkish partner TAI. The aircraft will be equipped with Turkish-made systems including electronics, forward-looking infrared sensor, cockpit avionics and mission computer from Aselsan, and weapon systems from Roketsan.
© ATAK
The first T129 flight took place in September 2009
By Tolga Ozbek
The first prototype of AgustaWestland's T129 attack helicopter being developed for Turkey crashed on the afternoon of 19 March during a test flight, leaving its Italian test pilot and its test engineer needing hospital treatment for minor injuries.
Early indications point to a loss of power to the tail rotor while flying at an elevation of 1,500ft (455m) near Verbania in northern Italy. Investigation of the incident will focus on establishing the exact cause of the power failure.
The $3 billion ATAK project, based on the A129 Mangusta, is likely to be delayed because of the crash. The deal was signed in 2008, and the first prototype, P1, made its first flight in September 2009. Turkey has ordered 50 production T129s for delivery from 2013 and has options on another 41.
AgustaWestland will make two T129 prototypes in Italy, after which manufacture will shift to its Turkish partner TAI. The aircraft will be equipped with Turkish-made systems including electronics, forward-looking infrared sensor, cockpit avionics and mission computer from Aselsan, and weapon systems from Roketsan.
© ATAK
The first T129 flight took place in September 2009
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15,000 ft
a non-event, except for oxygen kit?
Looks like the A129 crash structures worked and blackmax, the later article talks about loss of tail rotor power. The TGB is clearly visible (and intact) in the video, though I can't make whether the hub's attached, it sits below the camera shot.
Looks like the A129 crash structures worked and blackmax, the later article talks about loss of tail rotor power. The TGB is clearly visible (and intact) in the video, though I can't make whether the hub's attached, it sits below the camera shot.
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I am in total awe that people survived this and the pilot deserves a medal.
and don't forget the engineers who designed the u/c, structure and seat to absorb all that energy and keep the cockpit intact, eh?
and don't forget the engineers who designed the u/c, structure and seat to absorb all that energy and keep the cockpit intact, eh?
Was not the original A129 Mangusta rotor system taken from the A109?
Accepting that a blade may be missing, there are only 4 blade roots visible in the picture in post #11, but it was my understanding that the T-129 (based on the A129 International) would have a 5-bladed rotor.
Is it missing a blade, or are the initial T-129 test platforms fitted with the original 4-bladed A129/A109 rotor system?
Accepting that a blade may be missing, there are only 4 blade roots visible in the picture in post #11, but it was my understanding that the T-129 (based on the A129 International) would have a 5-bladed rotor.
Is it missing a blade, or are the initial T-129 test platforms fitted with the original 4-bladed A129/A109 rotor system?
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Clarification from blakmax
Guys
Sorry I have been busier than a centipede on a hot barbeque plate and haven't had the opportunity to respond to makrider
and nimby:
My comment:
was in response to helimutt's comment
To explain, I am convinced that the AW139 tail boom disbonding and possibly the failure at Doha are directly related to micro-voids occurring in the adhesive bond. I base this on photographs sent to me from three different sources which show the disbond surfaces for two cases. These photographs clearly show a very high micro-void content. In studies I have been involved with, micro-voiding can reduce the shear strength of joints by more than 50% and the flat-wise tensile strength of sandwich panels by nearly 30%.
Micro-voids are caused by exposure of adhesive films to high humidity during storage or processing. Hence, the location of the facility (humid environment or not) where structures are bonded can be as significant as the build characteristics to which helimutt referred.
To clarify: I am not suggesting, inferring or in any way construing that adhesive bond failure was a cause for this event. My comments were purely a response to helimutt's posting.
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blakmax
Sorry I have been busier than a centipede on a hot barbeque plate and haven't had the opportunity to respond to makrider
What are you trying to say ???
blackmax, the later article talks about loss of tail rotor power.
the same facility as the booms from the AW139?
They're probably not even remotely similar in build characteristics.
Micro-voids are caused by exposure of adhesive films to high humidity during storage or processing. Hence, the location of the facility (humid environment or not) where structures are bonded can be as significant as the build characteristics to which helimutt referred.
To clarify: I am not suggesting, inferring or in any way construing that adhesive bond failure was a cause for this event. My comments were purely a response to helimutt's posting.
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the significant question is: are the rotors made in the same facility as the booms from the AW139?
Think before post useless questions and statements ...
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This is off subject and for that i apologise.
However, being a pilot of only 100 hours or so i am intrigued as to what the course of events would be if someone DID have to auto from 15000ft?
Thanks
Neal
However, being a pilot of only 100 hours or so i am intrigued as to what the course of events would be if someone DID have to auto from 15000ft?
Thanks
Neal