Glasgow Helicopter Crash

[bluejock]

Police helicopter crashed through the roof of a Glasgow pub. No confirmation of injuries or fatalities yet.

 

[Groucho]

Police helicopter crashed through the roof of a Glasgow pub. No confirmation of injuries or fatalities yet.

Wowsers, bad that.

 

[bluejock]

By the sounds of it, it's a gearbox seizure. Eye witnesses say rotors weren't turning.

 

[rascal]

damn

 

[BLUENOWZ1878]

An aerial eyewitness image of the crash scene in Glasgow appears to show a police helicopter on top of the pub.

 

[DualityNSNO]

A short walk away from that here, could only hear sirens in the last 10-15 min...

Hope for no fatalities, there are however reported injuries.

 

[BlueLlama]

Looking at that will be suprised if everyone is fine but fingers crossed im wrong

 

[DualityNSNO]

People trapped apparently...

 

[davek]

Terrible news.

How the coppers thought it was an option to land on a building is beyond me. A flat roof or a flat road? If they tried to target a building roof (and they survived) there'll be a sh*tstorm over this.

 

[bluejock]

Terrible news.

How the coppers thought it was an option to land on a building is beyond me. A flat roof or a flat road? If they tried to target a building roof (and they survived) there'll be a sh*tstorm over this.

They didn't try to land, the engine failed in flight and the chopper fell from the sky.

At least three dead, most likely the two policemen and the civilian pilot on board.

 

[Brennan]

Terrible news.

How the coppers thought it was an option to land on a building is beyond me. A flat roof or a flat road? If they tried to target a building roof (and they survived) there'll be a sh*tstorm over this.

It's sad how you actively try and see the worst in people and every situation.

 

[davek]

It's sad how you actively try and see the worst in people and every situation.

Stop being so Welsh.

 

[davek]

They didn't try to land, the engine failed in flight and the chopper fell from the sky.

At least three dead, most likely the two policemen and the civilian pilot on board.

An attempt at a controlled landing according to one former police helicopter pilot given the evidence in front of him: "The blades are intact so it must have had a very low Nr (rotor speed). The pilot must have been looking to put the helicopter down on the nearest flat spot."

 

[bluejock]

An attempt at a controlled landing according to one former police helicopter pilot given the evidence in front of him: "The blades are intact so it must have had a very low Nr (rotor speed). The pilot must have been looking to put the helicopter down on the nearest flat spot."

Unfortunately, once a helicopter rotor fails, there's no such thing as a controlled landing. The most likely situation would be that the pilot was trying to get out over the river before it came down but fell 100 yards short.

 

[bluejock]

Just a quick technical note about helicopters, for those that know already, I apologise for teaching you to suck eggs.

A helicopter can land safely with no engine power. All pilots in training are taught to "auto-rotate", using windflow as the aircraft descends to keep the rotors turning fast enough to contol the aircraft on its way down.

If the gearbox seizes and the rotors stop turning, there is absolutely no flight control and the aircraft will basically plummet with little to no chance of escape for anyone inside.