EC135 & AW139 questions

[SARMAN]

Sounds a bit scary to me, is it true that a LT Col was flying at the time???  '>
Good to hear no one was injured and there back safe, was it a technical problem or a human error problem? not that that would happen, be interesting to see the outcome of that investigation, not that the truth will come out!!
Great to see the corps getting such a good aircraft and what an aircraft it is, interested in what sort of roles it will be doing and is there ever a chance of it seeing overseas deployment or will it be a minister's taxi?
Just one observation from the photo's will it always be so low to the ground, looks like if you where to land in a field etc you would take some of the antenna's of the bottom of the aircraft, can the undercarrage be charged or was it heavy when the pic's where taken.  Other than that it's shit hot  

[SousaTeuszii]

With an opening comment like that surely your username should be Disgruntled SARMAN.

I am unaware of the facts of this incident however as it was in another country with a civilian pilot involved it is very likely that a full investigation will be carried out, as it would in Ireland as the IAA have the right to investigate Air Corps incidents in Ireland.

With regard to the height of the aircraft belly I would imagine that it will cause some problems with landing in rough areas. A greater concren for me is how narrow the main undercarriage tyres are. Surely this is built for tarmac and not soft fields were you normaly find the Army.
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[Frank]

Hi Guys,

Seeing as there is potentially an investigation under way and we don't want to get anyone into trouble I'm closing this topic down before anyone says something they regret.


Regards,

Frank.