2010 NYC Fleet Week 5/26 to 6/2

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Originally Posted by Fighting_falcon_51

Skyfox HD is reporting and has a video of a V-22 snapping a tree and hitting spectators during a USMC fleetweek demo.

Multiple injuries reported.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/201 ... _park.html

Here's video: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-be ... 53699.html

At the Eisenhower demo the announcer made it a point to warn all the spectators of downwash and to hold
onto hats, chair and children!!! :lol: Really. Obviously if the tree branches were weak the propwash would make them come loose. Originally it sounded like the rotor HIT the tree.
Looks like the LZ they chose had dirt on it and they came in close to the trees. At Ike Park they came in
away from the trees and slowly descended. Typical rotorwash for a ship that big but nothing out of the
ordinary. And the field was all grass.
Freak accident but glad everyone alright.

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Originally Posted by Gerard

At the Eisenhower demo the announcer made it a point to warn all the spectators of downwash and to hold
onto hats, chair and children!!! :lol: Really. Obviously if the tree branches were weak the propwash would make them come loose. Originally it sounded like the rotor HIT the tree.
Looks like the LZ they chose had dirt on it and they came in close to the trees. At Ike Park they came in
away from the trees and slowly descended. Typical rotorwash for a ship that big but nothing out of the
ordinary. And the field was all grass.
Freak accident but glad everyone alright.

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what nobody mentioned yet is that the rotor wash on a V-22 will be more turbulent than any conventional helo because the two columns of air coming off the rotors rotate in two opposite directions. when those two columns of air meet they will be more violent and turbulent than a regular helo.

also, i have no idea what kind of crowd control there was at the site but there is a reason we were alway trained not to stand near a landing or departing helo.

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Originally Posted by cancidas

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Originally Posted by Gerard

also, i have no idea what kind of crowd control there was at the site but there is a reason we were alway trained not to stand near a landing or departing helo.

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At mine we all stood behind a wooden fence which never buckled like the metal ones in Queens. And the copters came in
high and descended slowly into the field. When they departed they pretty much went straight up and out. BTW the two
big ships landed twice in the demo. Once to drop off the soldiers then back in to shutdown for the demo. Hey maybe its
because we have stronger trees on LI. :lol:

I saw a Sea Knight pass by the house and I haven't seen one in awhile and I forgot how fast and loud they were. Someone also reported seeing a V-22 in the area.

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Originally Posted by Fighting_falcon_51

I saw a Sea Knight pass by the house and I haven't seen one in awhile and I forgot how fast and loud they were. Someone also reported seeing a V-22 in the area.

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Today was the last day for the demos. I believe it was Lindenhurst HS today.
BTW at the LI demo Saturday the Sea Knight came in real fast on the flyby!! :D