This week it was 15 yrs of the crash if a CHinook at Mull of Kintyre.
Tom Collins has written two interesting articles in "Computer Weekly", one summarizing the known and suspected causes, resulting questions and political maneuvers concerning the crash: http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/ ... -error.htm
The other one, just this week, is publishing, in full for the first time, an internal MoD memo that is the clearest evidence yet that software problems made the helicopter unsafe to fly at the time of the accident: http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/ ... -flaws.htm
For me both articles together have me soundly convinced that indeed the blame should not have gone to the two pilots the way it did.
Rattler
15 Yrs Mull of Kintyre Crash
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15 Yrs Mull of Kintyre Crash
Sincere condolences to all Norwegians! I guess you will need some aquevit to get over this.
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Re: 15 Yrs Mull of Kintyre Crash
The Chinook looks unsafe just sitting still, let alone in flight.
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Re: 15 Yrs Mull of Kintyre Crash
Indeed.The Chinook looks unsafe just sitting still, let alone in flight.
Though I have a hunch it has been quite reliable overall...? Anyone has statisctics handy, like number built, number lost? Compared to other models? (too lazy to search for myself).
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Sincere condolences to all Norwegians! I guess you will need some aquevit to get over this.
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Re: 15 Yrs Mull of Kintyre Crash
The Chinook proved itself well during the Falklands conflict. We only had one available and it was somewhat over-used (and abused) but kept on going.
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