EH101 emergency landing

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Originally Posted by Thomas coupling

Amazing white elephant then, as it is now - A £40 million three engined aircraft that only has duplex redundancy.
Which bright spark signed this off?
An aircraft that can't go front line for fear of being shot at because of the cost of trying to repair carbon fibre holes in the field.

Merlins served operationally in Iraq (UK) and Afghanistan (UK, Italy and Denmark). An RAF Merlin pilot was awarded an DFC while serving in Iraq. That sounds like front line service to me.

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Having flown it, and various other types, in a variety of demanding Operational environments I feel qualified to comment. Yes, it's not going to win a straight 'lift' competition; however, in terms of crash-worthiness it's right up there as well as being the most pilot-friendly helicopter in extremely poor weather that I've had the privilege of being in the cockpit of. For a fast, almost vibration-free poor weather rotary platform with a seriously capable FMS and auto-pilot I rate it extremely highly.