MPaul Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 RAF helicopter in emergency landing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-26926219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Army will not be happy with that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Thats what I thought. It flies in the air, must be RAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 They must have been listening - it says "Army" now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Just noticed that, I did send them some feedback, doubt I was the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 The BBC were consitant in their use of the phrase "Army Helicopter" in Northern Ireland despite the words 'Royal Air Force' clearly written on the side of the Wessex / Puma in camera shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 At least they got out ok. Looks like either a heavy emergency landing, or a soft field by the lack of wheels on show under the airframe. I hope the 30mm cannon is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary1701 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 It looks like the AH is over the crest of the slope so it may not be buried in very deep. Mind you, it probably won't take a lot of damage for them to just use it for spares and not bother repairing it. The one that went done in the field South of Ipswich after striking cables in early 2012 was never repaired. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Near Aberdeen? Does anyone know what Nigel Heath's AA has been up to recently? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASU Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 The Apache is not as fragile as you make it out to be Gary however 100,000+volts can and did cause some serious structural damage to the cab that hit power lines in Ipswich. A repair has been designed but it is very very labour intensive and very expensive to effect so it is not being carried out in the current climate of cost savings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl_five_zero Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Here's a few more pics circulating on the internets at the moment;From the second pic, it just looks like a hard landing in a soft field; looks like the 30mm may have just escaped any impact. Does anybody know if it's been released what cab was involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Bless the poor thing, must have a cold with that hankie over it's nose. Rick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgeek Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I'm not surprised it has the sniffles if that titchy blanket is all it gets as cover in a cold damp field Crew safe = a good landing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Read today it will be getting a engine change "in the field".......quite literally. Anyone know any more? Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Apaches and grass fields don't really mix. Narrow high pressure wheels and all that weight mean that anything other than a hard surface is usually avoided. This is the reason that the previously untouched Battle of Britain grass airfield at Middle Wallop now has a short length of tarmac runway for the Apache to take off and land on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Near Aberdeen? Does anyone know what Nigel Heath's AA has been up to recently? Nigel was last seen several days ago laying out a trail of crisps, pies and pints across fields around Aberdeenshire under the flight path to Dyce, he does have an unhealthy interest in ugly helicopters! Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 The weight won't help with it digging in. Reminded me of a day at Lossiemouth when a Hawk pilot was too busy waving at me and others as we walked between hangars on XV, that he missed the bend of the taxiway, and ended up digging a main wheel into the grass. Sank almost instantly. Is the Apache not suited to operating 'in a field' then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 It looks like the AH is over the crest of the slope so it may not be buried in very deep. Mind you, it probably won't take a lot of damage for them to just use it for spares and not bother repairing it. The one that went done in the field South of Ipswich after striking cables in early 2012 was never repaired. Gary Did they not actually melt some electronics / electricals on that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 No Rick, its being incognito wearing its 'hoodie' to remain anonymous.. nice photos by the way...thank you Daryl.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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