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Sad example of helicopter driveshaft failure?

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  1. Juan-Manuel Fantango

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    #1 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Feb 20, 2018
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    #2 ducrob, Feb 20, 2018
    That was horrifying to watch. Brought back memories from 1996 when I was renting a lakeside home. Two of my high school friends arrived unannounced on a Sunday late afternoon. They decided to take our fishing boat for a spin, both "hung moons" (dropped their drawers for a laugh) and fell off the boat. One of the guys was brought back to life in the ER and the other guy basically swam to shore. The boat continued to travel for four miles and beached itself on the far side of the lake....the prop could have killed a swimmer!! Yeah....drowning is ugly....so is gross intoxication.
     
  3. Juan-Manuel Fantango

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    #3 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Feb 20, 2018
    I'd hate to be standing that close to those spinning blades. I guess if the shaft was broken that saved them from being shredded?
     
  4. kylec

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    #4 kylec, Feb 20, 2018
    That’s a thick concrete wall between the cameraperson and the water.
     
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    #5 phrogs, Mar 3, 2018
    Sad example of soneone whos lazy with greasing bearings..
     
  6. Protouring442

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    #6 Protouring442, Mar 4, 2018
    The pilot was diverting due to vibration, then decided against it when the vibration stopped? I'm not a pilot, so I don't really know; even if the vibration went away, wouldn't you continue to get the thing on the ground again if the vibration was such you thought you should in the first place?
     
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    #7 NYC Fred, Mar 6, 2018
    Why no emergency float system?
    Thought they were mandatory. See em on NYC helos all the time...
     
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    #8 Etcetera, Mar 7, 2018
    At least it came down with the rotor. Super Puma's like to liberate the rotor in a starkly horrible fashion.

     

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