The gyro is Australian designed and built. The proprietor sometimes uses the hangar I rent for storage of assembled aircraft prior to distribution.
I've got to be a little careful and sensitive with my words because of the recent deaths.
When I last saw him I inquired about his Christmas. He put his hands to his face and shook. After the Orange incident he had been around Australia and the world inspecting and test flying the aircraft he manufactured. He also indicated that the so called parts that had failed had been independently retested and far exceeded design. This latest incident will be devastating to him.
How does the 'far exceeded design' correlate with the latest incident?
If the craft was grounded is the design of any of the rotor head components relevant? Failure in one of the rotor head cheek plates (through a pair of bolt holes), is the cause.
Double fatality in Gyrocopter crash into sea, Busselton, W.A.
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If the craft was grounded is the design of any of the rotor head components relevant? Failure in one of the rotor head cheek plates (through a pair of bolt holes), is the cause.