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3 dead, 2 injured in helicopter airplane midair collision near Fredrick, MD
3 fatalities were in R44 helicopter, 2 injured in the Cirrus SR22 (www.nbcwashington.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
UPDATE:
CNN showing images of the crash site. The fixed wing a/c is a Cirrus (you can see the parachute deployed).
CNN showing images of the crash site. The fixed wing a/c is a Cirrus (you can see the parachute deployed).
According to news reports of ownership, it appears the aircraft is aCirrus 22 Reg N122ES.
News photos show an orange and white parachute.
News photos show an orange and white parachute.
Link to the SR22 flight: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N122ES/history/20141023/1630Z/KRZR/KFDK
The chute kinda lead me to that guess and I am not too sure how that (a chute) is going to work on a chopper. The next big invention maybe, and I have been close enough a couple of times to say it can happen to anybody. Another day, another NTSB report. Aahhh general aviation, the big sky theory has its wrinkles. Used to drink adult beverages regularly with one of its victims. Don't think he saw it coming, nor will I. Stay alert out there!
The Russians have managed to put ejector seats on some of their military helicopters. The rotor blades are released with an explosive charge, and then the ejector seat with parachute fires. I give them a lot of credit for tackling the helicopter crew survival problem. There was a Ka-52K that crashed a year ago near Moscow (ironically due to the ejector seat firing accidentally), and while the pilots were injured, there were no fatalities.
I guess when you inadvertently blow off the rotor blades and launch the pilots and they survive you have a valid test?
"The two men on the plane were taken by ambulance to Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, but were being discharged, hospital spokeswoman Joelle Butler said in an email about three hours after the collision."
http://news.yahoo.com/police-plane-helicopter-collide-maryland-203423275.html