The downdraft from an S92 is no joke. I’ve seen heavy rucksacks and fairly large rocks being blown around.
Considering an S92 can push out nearly 13 tons of thrust, it’s really not surprising.
Looks like she’s being blown over in the thunbnail too.
In Chris Morris’ voice
“This was the last thing we wanted to happen”
>the hazard posed by helicopter downwash in the car parks adjacent to the helipad had not been identified, and the risk of possible injury to members of the public was not properly assessed. Several previous incidents and complaints were recorded and investigated
quite surprising, seems like a fairly obvious risk.
And this why we are not going to see “air taxis” any time soon. Any helicopter, electric or not, produces too much downwash to be viable in urban areas on street level. Helipads should be on the roof where possible.
“Search and rescue crew kill woman they didn’t see” I know it’s not really funny but still.
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The downdraft from an S92 is no joke. I’ve seen heavy rucksacks and fairly large rocks being blown around.
Considering an S92 can push out nearly 13 tons of thrust, it’s really not surprising.
Looks like she’s being blown over in the thunbnail too.
In Chris Morris’ voice
“This was the last thing we wanted to happen”
>the hazard posed by helicopter downwash in the car parks adjacent to the helipad had not been identified, and the risk of possible injury to members of the public was not properly assessed. Several previous incidents and complaints were recorded and investigated
quite surprising, seems like a fairly obvious risk.
And this why we are not going to see “air taxis” any time soon. Any helicopter, electric or not, produces too much downwash to be viable in urban areas on street level. Helipads should be on the roof where possible.
“Search and rescue crew kill woman they didn’t see” I know it’s not really funny but still.