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AERIAL SUPPORTAND HEAVY LIFT EXPERTS Performance and precision when and where you need it. We are one of the most experienced operators of Sikorsky S-61 helicopters in the world. Aerial services require two things: an experienced, safety-conscious crew and a fleet you can rely on. Croman prides ourselves on providing both.Since 1975, we’ve seen the […]

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Check out this video of a #KMax doing bucket work out of #DiabloLake on the #SourdoughFire, North Cascades NP. These things are amazing.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/USaj73FBonNNRDpv8

#Wildfire #wildlandfire

New video by Bud Talbot

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Dammit, I missed a K-Max at #EDVY. Only saw it on the LQ webcam. The only helicopter design with a truly symmetrical rotor layout.
#helicopter #kmax
The #KMax #helicopter looks like it could chop itself to pieces and in several cases it actually has. Yet there have been no recommendations from the #NTSB, no airworthiness directives from the #FAA, and no guidance on #Kaman on how to prevent this from happening in the future. My latest for Vertical Magazine: https://verticalmag.com/news/servo-flap-failure-preceded-fatal-k-max-crash/
Servo flap failure preceded fatal K-Max crash

A recent investigation by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board determined that a servo flap failed before the catastrophic in-flight breakup of a K-Max helicopter, but neither the manufacturer, Kaman, nor the Federal Aviation Administration has issued guidance on how to prevent such failures in the future.

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