Helicopter crashes in Nakhon Sawan

By The Thaiger & The Nation

 

 

A helicopter from the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department has crash-landed while on a training flight in Nakhon Sawan, north of Bangkok, yesterday.

 

The pilot, a co-pilot and a mechanic escaped with only minor injuries after the chopper crashed into an empty field and caught fire. Rescuers managed to extinguish the fire.

 

Department officials said that the helicopter developed engine trouble while it was on a training flight, but the pilot managed to crash-land. 

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/helicopter-crashes-in-nakhon-sawan

 

 



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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

but the pilot managed to crash-land. 

 

Really, he had no choice, good excuse to buy more new helicopters

regards worgeordie

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

Really, he had no choice, good excuse to buy more new helicopters

regards worgeordie

I would sai maintain the older ones better. I would be quite scared going into Thai military planes / helicopters and the like knowing maintenance is not high on their list.

59 minutes ago, robblok said:

I would sai maintain the older ones better. I would be quite scared going into Thai military planes / helicopters and the like knowing maintenance is not high on their list.

How do you know that? Are you a LAME?

45 minutes ago, fantom said:

How do you know that? Are you a LAME?

Because they are in the habit of falling out of the sky with quite a bit of regularity. Plus knowing the habits of many Thais in general. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A helicopter from the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department

Are they still thinking of spaying over Bangkok?

 

Everyone knows it was “brake failure”. 

As they say, take of optional, landing mandatory. 

Hmmm, he who mess with stuff beware....????

 

Long Wang...

 

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very lucky occupants

 

On 2/7/2019 at 1:53 PM, fantom said:

How do you know that? Are you a LAME?

 

17 die in trio of Thai army helicopter crashes - FlightGlobal

"Overall the Thai military buys lots of equipment, but not enough support in terms of spares and fuel to keep current," an industry executive familiar with regional helicopter operations said."

 

On 2/7/2019 at 3:41 PM, hotchilli said:

Are they still thinking of spaying over Bangkok?

 

Spaying the citizens? Now there's a thought!

On 2/7/2019 at 11:41 AM, worgeordie said:

Really, he had no choice, good excuse to buy more new helicopters

regards worgeordie

Chinese made ones????

On 2/14/2019 at 7:30 PM, Burma Bill said:

Chinese made ones????

 

On 2/14/2019 at 7:30 PM, Burma Bill said:

Chinese made ones????

Want to buy a Chinese helicopter? Just buy a rai of land and wait.

I would stay away from the Chinese helicopters. The Mil 8/17 is a rugged helicopter built by the Russians, not sure if China builds them or not. Most of their designs are either licensed like the Z9, a licensed Eurocopter Dauphin or Z11, a Eurocopter astar350. Then of course you have the designs that were probably stolen, the Z19 looks like the AH 64 Apache. Probably better to stay with the European or American designs!