Navy Chopper Down off Cape Henry...
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Navy Chopper Down off Cape Henry...
Local news reporting that a US Navy MH53E helicopter has gone down in the ocean 18 miles east of Cape Henry, Virginia Beach. There were 5 Navy personnel on board. No word yet on their fate.
This also has me thinking about the scheduled Space-X launch. I understand their rocket is on the pad and it's set to go to the ISS with supplies. As I recall, it was cold as a witch's tit the morning Challenger blew up and it was determined the cold weather affected the O-rings designed to seal the fuel cells. Space-X is waiting to launch til it warms up, right?
EDIT: Space-X launched on Monday morning, apparently, before the Deep Freeze got to the pad. So I guess all is well with that one. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014 ... h/4339077/
This also has me thinking about the scheduled Space-X launch. I understand their rocket is on the pad and it's set to go to the ISS with supplies. As I recall, it was cold as a witch's tit the morning Challenger blew up and it was determined the cold weather affected the O-rings designed to seal the fuel cells. Space-X is waiting to launch til it warms up, right?
EDIT: Space-X launched on Monday morning, apparently, before the Deep Freeze got to the pad. So I guess all is well with that one. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014 ... h/4339077/
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Re: Navy Chopper Down off Cape Henry...
UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
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Re: Navy Chopper Down off Cape Henry...
If a helo crashed in the ocean and 4/5 lived, that would be incredible. Helos crash far more often than most people are aware of. The navy loses about 1 a month as I recall.Hokie CPA wrote:UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
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Re: Navy Chopper Down off Cape Henry...
I agry... what may have happened is the pilot encouraged every to jump while he tried to maintain as best he could and then he probably dumped into the water after getting away from his passengers and he may have gone down with the ship. That's pure wild ass guess on my part, but hearing 4 out 5 survived makes me think the one may have given himself to save the 4.USN_Hokie wrote:If a helo crashed in the ocean and 4/5 lived, that would be incredible. Helos crash far more often than most people are aware of. The navy loses about 1 a month as I recall.Hokie CPA wrote:UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
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One a month? That's too many. Why?USN_Hokie wrote:If a helo crashed in the ocean and 4/5 lived, that would be incredible. Helos crash far more often than most people are aware of. The navy loses about 1 a month as I recall.Hokie CPA wrote:UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
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1 per month seems extraordinarily high.
USN_Hokie wrote:If a helo crashed in the ocean and 4/5 lived, that would be incredible. Helos crash far more often than most people are aware of. The navy loses about 1 a month as I recall.Hokie CPA wrote:UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
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Once wrote:1 per month seems extraordinarily high.USN_Hokie wrote:If a helo crashed in the ocean and 4/5 lived, that would be incredible. Helos crash far more often than most people are aware of. The navy loses about 1 a month as I recall.Hokie CPA wrote:UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
That's a 12 a year and may include Ospreys in the total.
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Duh.
awesome guy wrote:Once wrote:1 per month seems extraordinarily high.USN_Hokie wrote:If a helo crashed in the ocean and 4/5 lived, that would be incredible. Helos crash far more often than most people are aware of. The navy loses about 1 a month as I recall.Hokie CPA wrote:UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
That's a 12 a year and may include Ospreys in the total.
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1 x 12 = 12.Once wrote:Duh.awesome guy wrote:Once wrote:1 per month seems extraordinarily high.USN_Hokie wrote:If a helo crashed in the ocean and 4/5 lived, that would be incredible. Helos crash far more often than most people are aware of. The navy loses about 1 a month as I recall.Hokie CPA wrote:UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
That's a 12 a year and may include Ospreys in the total.
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Re: Navy Chopper Down off Cape Henry...
Helicopters are death traps.CWHOKIECPA wrote:One a month? That's too many. Why?USN_Hokie wrote:If a helo crashed in the ocean and 4/5 lived, that would be incredible. Helos crash far more often than most people are aware of. The navy loses about 1 a month as I recall.Hokie CPA wrote:UPDATE: Navy says four people found and taken to the hospital. One person still unaccounted for.
I've been on one with an in-flight emergency. I couldn't tell you how many in-flight emergencies I've witnessed. I've also been on a ship with an embarked helo (SH-60) which splashed...all we found was body parts. It never made the news....only the crashes close to shore usually do.