RCAF Helicopter news

[Admiral Beez]

RIP my fellow countrymen. I was just at CFB Petawawa last weekend.

Investigation into military helicopter crash likely to take months | CBC News

The investigation into the deaths of two military personnel near Garrison Petawawa on Tuesday is expected to be a months-long inquiry, including a team of 16 investigators that will work at the site for up to two weeks collecting evidence.

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Canadians were aghast in April 2020 when the RCAF lost a CH-148 Cyclone and six CAF personnel that seemingly flew itself into the sea, leading to the entire fleet being grounded and more than a year of formal investigations.

In 2022 we lost a RCAF CH-149 Cormorant. Thankfully all six aboard survived. The investigation concluded that "during the final clockwise hover turn sequence, the pilot flying's seat unexpectedly descended to its lowest position." I wonder what caused this Chinook crash.

 

[Admiral Beez]

RCAF lost a CH-148 Cyclone and six CAF personnel that seemingly flew itself into the sea, leading to the entire fleet being grounded and more than a year of formal investigations.

An update on the earlier crash.

Families sue U.S. manufacturer over helicopter crash that killed 6 Canadian military members | CBC News

The families of six Canadian Armed Forces members killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece are suing the aircraft's U.S. manufacturer, accusing it of gross negligence and a reckless disregard for safety.

www.cbc.ca

 

[Admiral Beez]

Perhaps it's time for Canada to cut its losses and expedite replacement of the Cyclone. FWIW, Canada is the only country flying the CH-148, a militarized S-92 with a sketchy record.

Air force worried about keeping new maritime helicopters' weapons systems operational | CBC News

The air force is worried about keeping the aging weapons systems aboard its CH-148 Cyclones operational into the future, according to leaked documents obtained by CBC News.

www.cbc.ca

 

[Admiral Beez]

Jeez, these seem like lemons.

Military was warned some Cyclone helicopter blades are defective, could rip apart in flight | CBC News

Air force technicians are being forced to perform more frequent inspections of Canada's trouble-prone CH-148 Cyclone helicopters after the U.S. manufacturer found a defect related to the main rotor blades, says an internal report.

www.cbc.ca

Perhaps it's best that we bury them like the Aussies did theirs.

Australia Starts "Chopping and Burying" Its Troubled MRH-90 "Taipan" Helicopters

Australia has reportedly commenced the disassembling of its troubled MRH-90 (NH-90) “Taipan” helicopters and burying them on military-owned land.

defencesecurityasia.com

 

[Denniss]

Complete BS how the Aussies handled these helos. They could have given them to Ukraine, even disassembled or with missing parts as those should be obtainable in Europe.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Complete BS how the Aussies handled these helos. They could have given them to Ukraine, even disassembled or with missing parts as those should be obtainable in Europe.

Perhaps, but I wouldn't wish ours upon Ukraine. We'd be doing Putin's work.

Why we ever bought a helicopter than no one else is flying is beyond me. There must be some corruption somewhere.