Chopper Ground Resonance?
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Chopper Ground Resonance?
A helicopter broke into pieces after touch down, due to some sort of "ground resonance".
Link here (in French):
Un hélicoptère se désintègre littéralement - Yahoo!
Anyone familiar with this phenomenon? Seems there was no defect prior to the event.
Link here (in French):
Un hélicoptère se désintègre littéralement - Yahoo!
Anyone familiar with this phenomenon? Seems there was no defect prior to the event.
Chief Bottle Washer
Ground resonance is a well known helicopter phenomena, and can catch the unwary. Discussion about this event and how to handle it in Rotorheads