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May 31, 2022 · May 30—Emergency responders at the Mercy Flight crash that killed two pilots on April 26 in Elba have known that the Bell 429 helicopter landed in two pieces: the main body and the tail.
Sep 5, 2023 · The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)'s final report said a tail rotor bearing seized, which in turn caused the crash. The AAIB said the crash was "inevitable" after a sequence of...
Sep 28, 2015 · Yes, it is possible to make an emergency landing in a helicopter should a tail rotor failure occur. The procedure is that same as that of a engine failure and it's called an autorotative landing. Essentially a powerless helicopter becomes an autogyro (gyrocopter) in flight and can be flown as such.
Sep 25, 2024 · A tail rotor malfunction, like a stuck pedal, means that while the tail rotor itself remains operational, the pilot loses the ability to control or change the tail rotor thrust. This usually occurs when mechanical controls fail, but the rotor continues to provide anti-torque.
Feb 16, 2022 · Loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) is an unstable dynamic phenomenon that affects single-rotor helicopters and frequently leads to accidents. LTE accidents recur with troubling...
Oct 29, 2020 · There are quite a few significant issues with tail rotor helicopters that aren’t seen on coaxial or dual-main-rotor craft. For one, tail rotors consume about 30 percent of the entire engine...
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Apr 11, 2022 · The tail rotor is designed to prevent a helicopter from spinning in the opposite direction to the main rotor blade. When a pilot loses control of the tail rotor, this can result in a total loss of helicopter control. Pilots are taught in training to deal with tail rotor failure.
