Bro, it's a tragic loss. Please drop the sales pitch. Cougars are not immune to crashes, and that's probably why a 'brand new Cougar with the latest gear' crashed last year even before delivery to it's client, killing 6.19... what a horrific loss of life! This was a brand new Mi-17 V5 with the latest gear, yet it doesn't stop the huge death tolls this helicopter has a record for. It is time IAF wakes up and starts valuing life over cost and spend the few million extra it costs to get a safe helicopter like the Super Cougar. Yes, all helicopters crash, but all people aboard do not have to die.
Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk 2
Man you are full of shit, this has little to do with quality of the machine, the super cougar wouldn't even take off in most of the rugged conditions the average MI-17 works in daily. They were obviously flying in extremely risky conditions and in such altitudes all it takes is a sudden change in winds. Enough with your insensitive BS.19... what a horrific loss of life! This was a brand new Mi-17 V5 with the latest gear, yet it doesn't stop the huge death tolls this helicopter has a record for. It is time IAF wakes up and starts valuing life over cost and spend the few million extra it costs to get a safe helicopter like the Super Cougar. Yes, all helicopters crash, but all people aboard do not have to die.
Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk 2
No, it is a very important issue. Less than a dozen people have died in Cougar series accidents in the last decade while hundreds have died in the Mi-8/17 series. Now it is time to wake up and buy a safer helicopter before more brave service personnel die.Bro, it's a tragic loss. Please drop the sales pitch. Cougars are not immune to crashes, and that's probably why a 'brand new Cougar with the latest gear' crashed last year even before delivery to it's client, killing 6.
but we are not fool. we know tech right.Rip to the dead.
Seems russians sold old wine in new bottle.
Utterly naive and almost dumb commentRip to the dead.
Seems russians sold old wine in new bottle.
Comparing crashes for a helicopter used by over 50 countries, with over 12,000 total units produced, with the Cougar series, used by a handful few countries in limited numbers is quite a stretch, mate.No, it is a very important issue. Less than a dozen people have died in Cougar series accidents in the last decade while hundreds have died in the Mi-8/17 series. Now it is time to wake up and buy a safer helicopter before more brave service personnel die.
yeah i too saw that on TV, they were carrying two females and one kid as passenger.Well, it seems the choppers out in Uttarakhand are being used to their extreme, we have reports about even Cheetahs carrying more people they are capable of...people are in a rush to be rescued...which is understood, given that the weather report says that it might go bad once again...this incident might be a result of the over exhaustion of the man and machine....
Rest in Peace
Wing Commander Darryl Castelino said on Monday that he was happy he was getting to wear his dark green jumpsuit for a big operation to "bring in more and more live people" stranded in Uttarakhand, which has been battered by heavy rain and flash floods since last week.
The tall man looked tired but his enthusiasm had not flagged as he was greeted at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp where he would stay the night with one of his pilots. He charmingly returned compliments on the great work his crew was doing.
On Tuesday, on its third rescue sortie of the day, the Russian-made MI-17 V5 helicopter that Wing Commander Castelino was commanding crashed in treacherous terrain while returning from Kedarnath. All 20 people on board are feared dead; 12 bodies have been recovered so far.
The Indian Air Force has confirmed that among the dead are its five personnel on board - Darryl Castelino, Flight Lieutenant K Praveen, Flight Lieutenant Tapan Kapoor, JWO AK Singh and Sergeant Sudhakar Yadav, all from the 157 Helicopter Base in Barrackpore, West Bengal.
In a condolence message the Air Force said: "'You all have done us proud, for you gave your life in service of your countrymen without discretion of colour, cast, creed and religion - more importantly, in their hour of need. You are now a guiding beacon in our deeds. Your selfless sacrifice in Operation Rahat is monumental and just remembering it would be more than any pilgrimage to us.''
The message is signed Brothers in Arms and the IAF family. And as a postscript says - We will rest, but only after the rescue mission.
True to that, the Air Force has continued its rescue operations without a pause. Air Chief NAK Browne is in Uttarakhand today to boost the morale of his men.
Thread starter | Similar threads | Forum | Replies | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | IAF Mi-17V5 Crashed Near Coonoor (Tamil Nadu)-CDS Onboard | Strategic Forces | 1898 | |
IAF Mig 27 Crashes near Jodhpur | Indian Air Force | 0 | ||
Discussion on Crash and Availability Rate of IAF in comparison with others | Indian Air Force | 5 | ||
IAF Drone crashes near Bhuj in Gujarat | Indian Air Force | 2 |