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By: - 29th April 2016 at 16:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=186855
ASN reporting thirteen killed. R.I.P.
By: - 30th April 2016 at 23:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Super Pumas have had troubles in North Sea operations, with at least two other fatal crashes that have prompted grounding or flight limitations.
When I was still getting Aviation Week, I read some reports said bout it, but nothing poo lately. IIRC, the cause/source/fix of the gearbox issues was troublesome for the maker.
Anyone have a link to a good overview of the situation?
By: - 1st May 2016 at 10:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Is this the only Helicopter that has suffered, repeated, rota detachment in flight?
It's killing a lot of people. Maybe a replacement aircraft should be considered?
By: - 4th May 2016 at 02:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
If what you say is correct it points toward a material defect. The spheriflex elastomer or the suspended titanium frame for the transmission box?
The Puma is generally deemed reliable in hot and desert climates.
By: - 4th May 2016 at 07:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
If what you say is correct it points toward a material defect. The spheriflex elastomer or the suspended titanium frame for the transmission box?
The Puma is generally deemed reliable in hot and desert climates.
Just to clarify my comment about the rota was based on a Noregian news reporter that stated "the military have reached the crash scene and can confirm no rota's were with the aircraft".
By: - 5th May 2016 at 00:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Some pictures:
severed Rotor head
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245698[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245699[/ATTACH]
Mounting frame (Titanium)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245700[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245703[/ATTACH]
Rotor Head, MGB an suspensions assembly
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245701[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245704[/ATTACH]
Recovered rotor head
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245702[/ATTACH]
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By: - 6th May 2016 at 18:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well I hope they find a solution, replacement.
Flying in an aircraft that has the potential for a non survivable mechanical fault is not acceptable imho.
By: - 7th May 2016 at 05:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Flying in an aircraft that has the potential for a non survivable mechanical fault is not acceptable imho.
That would include most, if not all, aircraft.
By: - 9th May 2016 at 21:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
On flight global:
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/opinion-back-to-square-one-for-north-sea-helicopter-425041/
With the price of a barrel of crude stubbornly stuck below $50, operators had already been dealing with a prolonged financial downturn that has seen helicopters idled and workforces reduced.CHC, which operated the destroyed H225, had for several years been trying to stem its financial haemorrhaging. It is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The answer is obvious: FVL, with a product derived from this competition. Tilt rotor seems the obvious tech technology but a countra rotating rotor might proves more adaptable with existing infrastructures.
Anyhow, trading speed and Composite manufacturing for a lower capital immobilized in ownership of a large fleet (less number since lower transit time and also lower maintenance cost thanks to a downsizing in manpower) could be the right direction for offshore operations.
By: - 2nd June 2016 at 07:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Update online;
By: - 2nd June 2016 at 08:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Ouch... Material defect + recent MGB swap = quality issues. Not really something that Airbus (Eurocopter) needed.
That comes on top of the A400.
By: - 3rd June 2016 at 22:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
tIt didn't last long:
EASA grounds H225 fleet due to gearbox concerns
European safety regulators have grounded the region’s fleets of Airbus Helicopters H225 and AS332 L2 rotorcraft after evidence emerged of a potentially catastrophic gearbox fault afflicting both types.
The "good" news is that manufacturing a set of replacement parts would not necessarily cost much. It's not a costly retrofit and manpower cost could be minimized if adequately supported by the large customer support infrastructure that Airbus owns.
Source:
FlightGlobal.com
By: - 5th June 2016 at 03:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
In 2012, it looked good:
Source:
Eurocopter
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By: D1566 - 29th April 2016 at 16:43
Sad news;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36169929