Marine Helicopter Harder Landing, 1 Marine killed, 11 aching in helicopter harder landing - A accumulation of U.S. Marines was practicing how to avenue a aerial helicopter by sliding down ropes if the aircraft had to acreage harder and faster than accustomed in North Carolina, killing one Marine and abasing 11 others Wednesday night, aggressive admiral said.
About 20 Marines at Camp Lejeune were accommodating in the training that requires them to avenue through the aback of the helicopter application abeyant ropes, according to a account release. The address allows Marines to access and avenue breadth area helicopter landings would be difficult.
The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter fabricated the harder landing about 9 p.m. in a training breadth accepted as Stone Bay, aggressive admiral said. A Marine backer didn't anon acknowledge to questions about whether the asleep or afflicted Marines were central the aircraft, on the arena or abeyant from a rope.
The Marines declared the blow as a harder landing, which about describes if "an aircraft impacts the arena with a greater vertical acceleration and force than a accustomed landing, about afterwards a accelerated or abrupt descent."
The Super Stallion, a massive, heavy-lift helicopter, is the better in the aggressive and advised the Marine Corps' workhorse.
The acclimate appeared to be calm at the time. Skies were clear, apprehension were beneath than 5 mph and the temperature was 79 degrees, according to the National Acclimate Service.
One Marine was taken from the arena by medical aircraft and arresting asleep at the hospital, according to a account release. Two remained ailing in abiding condition, including one apprehension "a accessory procedure," the absolution said. At atomic one of the ailing Marines was ahead declared as accepting austere injuries.
Nine accept been advised and released. No names accept been disclosed.
"The blow of a Marine or Sailor affects us all. My ardent condolences go out to the families and accompany of our asleep Marine," said Maj. Gen. William Beydler, advantageous accepted of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said in a absolution that the "tragic blow reminds us all of the dangers and sacrifices our aggressive men and women and their families face as they assure our abandon and way of life."
The helicopter was assigned to Abundant Helicopter Squadron-464, Marine Aircraft group-29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
The CH-53E Super Stallion stands about three belief alpine and has a top acceleration of 172 mph.
The Marine Corps website says the aircraft can backpack 16 bags of burden — such as the Marines' Ablaze Armored Vehicle — on a 100-mile roundtrip and says it has "the armament, acceleration and activity to authorize as abundant added than a abundant lifter."
It was acclimated in Afghanistan and Iraq to bear troops and accessories to limited bases.
In 2005, a CH-53E went down in bad acclimate in western Iraq, killing 30 Marines and a sailor. At the time it was the affliction blow of activity for the Marines back the 1983 bombing of a Marine billet in Beirut, Lebanon, that asleep 220 Marines.
Military admiral said in 2005 that the model's assurance almanac was on par with added Marine Corps aircraft.
In April, a Marine Corps CH-53E had to accomplish an emergency landing on a California bank afterwards a low oil-pressure indicator ablaze went on in the cockpit during training. It didn't could cause any accident or injuries.
In March, a Black Hawk comatose in a blubbery fog during training off Florida, killing 11 account members. The aggressive said two National Guard pilots became adrift while switching from visual-based to instrument-based flight procedures.
About 20 Marines at Camp Lejeune were accommodating in the training that requires them to avenue through the aback of the helicopter application abeyant ropes, according to a account release. The address allows Marines to access and avenue breadth area helicopter landings would be difficult.
The Marines declared the blow as a harder landing, which about describes if "an aircraft impacts the arena with a greater vertical acceleration and force than a accustomed landing, about afterwards a accelerated or abrupt descent."
The Super Stallion, a massive, heavy-lift helicopter, is the better in the aggressive and advised the Marine Corps' workhorse.
The acclimate appeared to be calm at the time. Skies were clear, apprehension were beneath than 5 mph and the temperature was 79 degrees, according to the National Acclimate Service.
One Marine was taken from the arena by medical aircraft and arresting asleep at the hospital, according to a account release. Two remained ailing in abiding condition, including one apprehension "a accessory procedure," the absolution said. At atomic one of the ailing Marines was ahead declared as accepting austere injuries.
Nine accept been advised and released. No names accept been disclosed.
"The blow of a Marine or Sailor affects us all. My ardent condolences go out to the families and accompany of our asleep Marine," said Maj. Gen. William Beydler, advantageous accepted of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said in a absolution that the "tragic blow reminds us all of the dangers and sacrifices our aggressive men and women and their families face as they assure our abandon and way of life."
The helicopter was assigned to Abundant Helicopter Squadron-464, Marine Aircraft group-29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
The CH-53E Super Stallion stands about three belief alpine and has a top acceleration of 172 mph.
The Marine Corps website says the aircraft can backpack 16 bags of burden — such as the Marines' Ablaze Armored Vehicle — on a 100-mile roundtrip and says it has "the armament, acceleration and activity to authorize as abundant added than a abundant lifter."
It was acclimated in Afghanistan and Iraq to bear troops and accessories to limited bases.
In 2005, a CH-53E went down in bad acclimate in western Iraq, killing 30 Marines and a sailor. At the time it was the affliction blow of activity for the Marines back the 1983 bombing of a Marine billet in Beirut, Lebanon, that asleep 220 Marines.
Military admiral said in 2005 that the model's assurance almanac was on par with added Marine Corps aircraft.
In April, a Marine Corps CH-53E had to accomplish an emergency landing on a California bank afterwards a low oil-pressure indicator ablaze went on in the cockpit during training. It didn't could cause any accident or injuries.
In March, a Black Hawk comatose in a blubbery fog during training off Florida, killing 11 account members. The aggressive said two National Guard pilots became adrift while switching from visual-based to instrument-based flight procedures.
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