A close shave!
Thought this was an interesting little article.
Deer Hunter Leaps From Tree To Escape Helicopter Tree Trimmer | Field & Stream |
Not safe!
This looks very unsafe, if a tree or limb that is cut and snags on the blade how would that additional weight affect control of the helicopter?
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Been done pretty successful in different places for a long time...
I suppose the design of the blades is such that anything likely to be snagged is going to get sliced before it can snag? Plus - there is always the option for the pilot to dump the load. OH |
Earlier this year a 500 was brought down by a wood chip flying up into the main rotor from one of these saws.
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There have been a few of those, and several engine failures while doing this type of work in the past few years. Its very hard on the aircraft. The fact that none of the 6 or 7 accidents I know of were fatal or even (at least most of them) not even serious is a testiment to the 500s crash survivability.
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Wasn't one of those in a Bond movie a while back ?
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Yup, Messed up his car a tad bit.
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