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Old 12-14-2004 | 08:26 AM
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Default RE: CPLR goes electric?

ORIGINAL: philpop

No deadsticks,
The helicopter that I saw didn’t actually “dead stick”. It was in fast forward flight with about thirty feet of altitude. When the electric motor suddenly stopped, it continued forward for about one foot and then silently fell straight down to the runway. It bounced a little when it hit but not much. It seemed odd that everything tested OK after the motor failure and crash.