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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:19:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: + the cost of a bridge. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Was that chopper flyable when it was put on the truck? If I was a betting kinda guy I would bet on it never flying again. Wikipedia says an s92 costs $32 million. + the cost of a bridge. I don't figure they did soo much damage to the bridge. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:25:49 PM EST
[#2]
EVERYTHING in that pic looks expensive
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:27:03 PM EST
[#3]
Somebody's fired. I don't know who, but it's gonna be someone.
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:28:44 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't figure they did soo much damage to the bridge. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Was that chopper flyable when it was put on the truck? If I was a betting kinda guy I would bet on it never flying again. Wikipedia says an s92 costs $32 million. + the cost of a bridge. I don't figure they did soo much damage to the bridge. Wouldn't surprise me if they deemed that bridge unsafe. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:29:15 PM EST
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:35:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe it's just me, but a low boy seems like kind of a questionable way to transport something so expensive. Is this a common thing in aviation circles? I've watched YouTube videos about airlines receiving new planes and generally it seems most of them are flown from whatever the final assembly plant is to their respective home airport. I guess there was a reason or something as to why this thing wasn't flown wherever it needed to go? 1. Is the helicopter in a fly able condition 2. Do you want to put wear and tear plus $4000 per hour operating cost? 3. Do you have a crew to fly it. Helicopters are slow as fuck and lack range. My Hawker 4000 is just over $5000 per hour to operate, but i can fly fly from NY to LA for 25-30k. Not including pit stops and overnights it’s 16 hours on an s92 or $64,000. Putting it on an RGN, Landoll, Helicopter trailer, etc becomes economical pretty fast. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:42:41 PM EST
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Did you order a tilt rotor variant?
Well Now you got one #servicewithasmile |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:46:41 PM EST
[#8]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wouldn't surprise me if they deemed that bridge unsafe. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Was that chopper flyable when it was put on the truck? If I was a betting kinda guy I would bet on it never flying again. Wikipedia says an s92 costs $32 million. + the cost of a bridge. I don't figure they did soo much damage to the bridge. Wouldn't surprise me if they deemed that bridge unsafe. It wouldn't surprise me if they did everything they could to bill the insurance company. 
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:55:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The helicopter is like 15 feet tall. Most bridges are 16, or something. Some bridges are lower, yes, but then again, some are taller. It should have been mostly ok. Most of the helicopter got under the bridge OK. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:57:09 PM EST
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Someone is losing their job today. . You spelled "career" wrong |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 4:58:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thats going to be expensive $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 5:04:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Stringfellow Hawke is going to be pissed when he finds out. He would IF it was actually the Lady. Sadly the Lady (was converted to an air ambulance after the show cancelled) went down in 1992 in Germany killing all aboard. Bell 222 wings are not as long as the one on the trailer. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 5:06:51 PM EST
[#13]
It is trash now, because it is no longer a helicopter. That is the most important piece ripped out of the thing.
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Posted: 9/22/2023 5:09:06 PM EST
[#14]
Ouch.
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Posted: 9/22/2023 5:25:49 PM EST
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Posted: 9/22/2023 5:27:59 PM EST
[#16]
Whenever I’m feeling like I’m having a shitty day, I’m going to look at the pic of this incident.
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Posted: 9/22/2023 5:30:39 PM EST
[#17]
Quote HistoryCan't tell, I wonder if they brought in someone to dismantle or if the FD just started hacking at it. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 5:41:35 PM EST
[#18]
Should have got a run for it.
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Posted: 9/22/2023 5:45:42 PM EST
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Posted: 9/22/2023 6:18:58 PM EST
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Anybody post the 11foot8 gifs yet?
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Posted: 9/22/2023 7:33:37 PM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Nobody brought a fucking tape measure? Don't people plan shit anymore? Prior planning for prevention of piss poor performance is lost art. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 7:35:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can't tell, I wonder if they brought in someone to dismantle or if the FD just started hacking at it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Can't tell, I wonder if they brought in someone to dismantle or if the FD just started hacking at it. If they didn’t wait for an A&P the FFA FSDO is going to have their ass.
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Posted: 9/22/2023 7:38:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: looks like a Sikorsky S-92 Unit cost: 32,000,000–32,000,000 USD |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 7:40:13 PM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Unit cost: 32,000,000–32,000,000 USD Not much room in that range. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 7:46:44 PM EST
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Are these transported wheels-up? Why is the landing gear down (and apparently touching the ground)? *trucking company lawyer voice* Yer honor, my client maintains the faulty landing gear deployed unnoticed in transit, pushing the nose wheel onto the trailer, which raised the aircraft high enough to impact objects above its pre-trip height. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 7:57:50 PM EST
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DENHAM SPRINGS - A vehicle towing a $30 million helicopter got stuck on Range Avenue after the top of the aircraft inadvertently rammed an I-12 overpass Friday morning.
The bridge passes 15 feet above the roadway, according to signage north and south of the span. Technical specifications for the helicopter indicate its body is 15.5 feet tall. Range Avenue was fully reopened shortly after 10:30 a.m. after the helicopter was removed. DOTD says there is no indication the bridge sustained any structural damage at that the interstate would not be impacted. The Denham Springs Police Department said the driver, 56-year-old Miguel Rodriguez, worked for Texas-based trucking company International Machine Transport. He was ticketed for careless operation. Police added that the cargo was being transported from Georgia to Lafayette. While officials have not released details on the aircraft involved, it appeared to resemble a Sikorsky S-92. Fresh from the production line, the helicopter goes for nearly $30 million. Link |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:01:17 PM EST
[#27]
Haven't found any pics of the actual removal yet.
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:02:31 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryDefinition of a bad day… When your main gear box is resting upside down on your rotor head after being ripped out of the fuselage you might be having a bad day. A worse day is when you find out the driver that destroyed your $32M helicopter only carried $5M in insurance. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:07:34 PM EST
[#29]
It's leaking
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:10:20 PM EST
[#30]
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:17:58 PM EST
[#31]
What are the standards for bridge clearance signposting?
If this approach didn't meet standards, how long has it been since it met standards? Who's responsible for this stuff? These people are still in their jobs, why? Taxes, property taxes, inventory taxes, taxes I don't even know exist ... all of these things levied in the name of facilitating basic infrastructure, businesses, growth, tack on every other platitude you that comes to mind. And these government personnel still have jobs ... why? Everybody else in this country has to routinely justify his importance ... except government. Your personal vehicle doesn't meet standards? The government fines you. The government bridge doesn't meet their own standards? Fucking crickets. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:18:32 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like a Sikorsky S-92 I concur, and I would know ?? |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:21:06 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Can't tell, I wonder if they brought in someone to dismantle or if the FD just started hacking at it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Can't tell, I wonder if they brought in someone to dismantle or if the FD just started hacking at it. Those aren't q tip scars on the two primed machinings in the photo. Rescued via rescue saw. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:24:12 PM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Its leaking... ALOT. Atleast they wrapped it before shipping! It's a helicopter. It was probably leaking before it hit the bridge... |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:33:56 PM EST
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Hope the delivery company was insured because that will probably cost a million dollars to fix.
New rotorhead components, if not the entire thing. Numerous inspections of main shaft, gearbox, mounts, associated components and structure. ETA: Oh man....just saw the gearbox and swashplate photo. That green piece of aluminum is part of the milled structure it was bolted to. It's dead Jim. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:36:13 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: At least it was on the ground when it crashed.  Before anyone gets their panties in a twist, it's dark humor- anyone who's flown PHI in the Gulf will (sadly) understand. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:38:02 PM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Haven't found any pics of the actual removal yet. https://assets-jpcust.jwpsrv.com/thumbnails/ocrtjp4b-720.jpg video of it moving out
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:44:36 PM EST
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Chief: we may not be able to get chopper under, The height of that bridge may be to shallow.
Kilgore trucking: We'll pick your chopper up like a baby and transport it right where you want it, Air ride son, Air suspension, Bum ba bum ba ba crunch........ |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:49:41 PM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: PHI? I did back in the 80's. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: At least it was on the ground when it crashed. Before anyone gets their panties in a twist, it's dark humor- anyone who's flown PHI in the Gulf will (sadly) understand. Yeah, they apparently had a couple of incidents and some of the old timers I worked with used to comment about "PHI, fly and die". IIRC, one of the reasons for the S76+ or ++ version was due to an incident involving a bird strike out of Houma. It was before my time down there and I only worked out of the Gulf for a while before going back international, other than some occasional temp stuff, so I'm not a good historian for them, that saying just stuck in my head. 
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:50:35 PM EST
[#40]
FOD ALERT!
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:52:17 PM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 1. Is the helicopter in a fly able condition 2. Do you want to put wear and tear plus $4000 per hour operating cost? 3. Do you have a crew to fly it. Helicopters are slow as fuck and lack range. My Hawker 4000 is just over $5000 per hour to operate, but i can fly fly from NY to LA for 25-30k. Not including pit stops and overnights it's 16 hours on an s92 or $64,000. Putting it on an RGN, Landoll, Helicopter trailer, etc becomes economical pretty fast. Is that fuel/maintenance/insurance/pilot-type expenses? Or is there more to it than that? |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 8:59:12 PM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Okay, holy shit, I didn't realize helicopters were that expensive to run. Is that fuel/maintenance/insurance/pilot-type expenses? Or is there more to it than that? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 1. Is the helicopter in a fly able condition 2. Do you want to put wear and tear plus $4000 per hour operating cost? 3. Do you have a crew to fly it. Helicopters are slow as fuck and lack range. My Hawker 4000 is just over $5000 per hour to operate, but i can fly fly from NY to LA for 25-30k. Not including pit stops and overnights it's 16 hours on an s92 or $64,000. Putting it on an RGN, Landoll, Helicopter trailer, etc becomes economical pretty fast. Is that fuel/maintenance/insurance/pilot-type expenses? Or is there more to it than that? Mostly that. Not only do you burn gas per hour but you need to put money into an engine overhaul account. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 9:02:10 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like a CH-53 Super or Sea Stallion ETA: Wrong, does look like a Bell. Bingo |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 9:03:09 PM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Bingo Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Looks like a CH-53 Super or Sea Stallion ETA: Wrong, does look like a Bell. Bingo Wrongo |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 9:03:52 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, they apparently had a couple of incidents and some of the old timers I worked with used to comment about "PHI, fly and die". IIRC, one of the reasons for the S76+ or ++ version was due to an incident involving a bird strike out of Houma. It was before my time down there and I only worked out of the Gulf for a while before going back international, other than some occasional temp stuff, so I'm not a good historian for them, that saying just stuck in my head. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: At least it was on the ground when it crashed. Before anyone gets their panties in a twist, it's dark humor- anyone who's flown PHI in the Gulf will (sadly) understand. Yeah, they apparently had a couple of incidents and some of the old timers I worked with used to comment about "PHI, fly and die". IIRC, one of the reasons for the S76+ or ++ version was due to an incident involving a bird strike out of Houma. It was before my time down there and I only worked out of the Gulf for a while before going back international, other than some occasional temp stuff, so I'm not a good historian for them, that saying just stuck in my head. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 9:04:08 PM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Thats going to be expensive An understatement.... When I saw the pic...  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 9:04:09 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wrongo Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Looks like a CH-53 Super or Sea Stallion ETA: Wrong, does look like a Bell. Bingo Wrongo Maybe he’s just low on gas. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 9:04:25 PM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wouldn't surprise me if they deemed that bridge unsafe. It’s Louisiana, that bridge was deemed unsafe before it got smacked. |
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Posted: 9/22/2023 9:08:54 PM EST
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Thankfully the investigators were able to solve the mystery. 
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Posted: 9/22/2023 9:15:54 PM EST
[#50]
Driver got a ticket.
Bad day. |
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