willedoo Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I hope this one never got off the ground. [ATTACH=full]1203[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1205[/ATTACH] Cheers, Willie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vev Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 What could possibly go wrong with that Willie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I hope that one goes straight to the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avi8tr Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Take the fancy fairings and fibreglass off an R22 and it would similar to that underneath... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Almost as bad as this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 There are fixed wings, swing wings and FLINGWINGS... I prefer the former. Coop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siznaudin Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 More than once while being choppered around the Cooper Basin, I was informed by the person on the rhs that "fling wings" had the safest record for single engine a/c. I am yet to be convinced...:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 You were right to be skeptical.... Fixed-wing aircraft accounted for 90.2 per cent of private operations flying hours, but only 87.0 per cent of private accidents. Rotary-wing aircraft, on the other hand, accounted for 9.8 per cent of private operations flying hours, but 13.0 per cent of accidents. Hence, rotary-wing aircraft were involved in proportionally more accidents than fixed-wing aircraft. ATSB report 2007. Note this was considering private operations only. Then there's this: Comparing rotarywing and fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft in air transport have an accident rate that is about two times that of fixed wing. Comparing rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft in general aviation, rotary-wing aircraft have an accident rate and fatality rate per million hours that is about 1.4 times higher than fixed wing aircraft. In terms of fatal accidents per million hours flown, rotary-wing air transport has a fatality rate that is about five times higher than fixed-wing air transport aircraft. ATSB report, 2010. See the whole report here: http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/1525905/ar2009016%283%29.pdf I think that clinches it. BUt you have to take into account that rotary winged aircraft operate in more dangerous environments than fixed wing machines and often do tasks that fixed wing machines can't do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siznaudin Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Thanks, Coop ... interesting indeed, and while I take on board that last qualifier, I'm wondering now if I should be (retrospectively) putting in for danger money from my time in the choppers up there!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 I'm wondering now if I should be (retrospectively) putting in for danger money from my time in the choppers up there!;) Let me know how you go, siz. Just going by some of the fixed wing flights I've had up there over the years, I'd be happy if they just bought me a new pair of pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now