Colin McRae helicopter crash
#46
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It is a sad day...
www.colinmcrae.com
There is a link at the bottom of the page where you can go to send your condolences to the family.
www.colinmcrae.com
There is a link at the bottom of the page where you can go to send your condolences to the family.
#47
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Pretty bizarre, only hours after Colin's disaster, Dave Richards has a close call, he and his wife escaping with their lives from another chopper crash;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ex/6997784.stm
Some good tribute quotes here:
http://www.feed24.com/go/50261624
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ex/6997784.stm
Some good tribute quotes here:
http://www.feed24.com/go/50261624
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Pretty bizarre, only hours after Colin's disaster, Dave Richards has a close call, he and his wife escaping with their lives from another chopper crash;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ex/6997784.stm
Some good tribute quotes here:
http://www.feed24.com/go/50261624
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ex/6997784.stm
Some good tribute quotes here:
http://www.feed24.com/go/50261624
On a different note, this is why I have such a fear of helicopters. I will never, EVER ride in one unless I'm being airlifted to a hospital or something crazy. I hate those damn things! Gives me goosebumps just to picture myself being in a helo!
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I mean after all how safe can an aircraft that beats air into submission be to travel in ? As my instructor used to say years ago "If your wings are travelling faster than your fuselage it can not be safe, therefore it has to be a helicopter".
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Pretty bizarre, only hours after Colin's disaster, Dave Richards has a close call, he and his wife escaping with their lives from another chopper crash;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ex/6997784.stm
Some good tribute quotes here:
http://www.feed24.com/go/50261624
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ex/6997784.stm
Some good tribute quotes here:
http://www.feed24.com/go/50261624
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Helicopters are dangerous. We did graphics for a case at my work that has to do with altitude and engine failure. There's an altitude where helicopters are safe even when the engine fails and it can start up again. Then there are altitudes where it cannot start up again. This is called the "Dead Man's Curve" because you cannot recover from an engine failure. There are some people that work in this "curve" with great risk.
Here's how we depicted it.
http://www.thefocalpoint.com/lib_POP...imations_id=12
Here's how we depicted it.
http://www.thefocalpoint.com/lib_POP...imations_id=12
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Helicopters are dangerous. We did graphics for a case at my work that has to do with altitude and engine failure. There's an altitude where helicopters are safe even when the engine fails and it can start up again. Then there are altitudes where it cannot start up again. This is called the "Dead Man's Curve" because you cannot recover from an engine failure. There are some people that work in this "curve" with great risk.
Here's how we depicted it.
http://www.thefocalpoint.com/lib_POP...imations_id=12
Here's how we depicted it.
http://www.thefocalpoint.com/lib_POP...imations_id=12
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