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Who investigates helicopter crashes?
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), often in conjunction with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), investigates helicopter and plane accidents and publishes their findings and conclusions regarding the facts and probable causes of each accident.
What causes a helicopter engine to sputter?
The three most common causes of helicopters crashing are pilot error, lack of fuel, and mechanical failure. The probability of pilot error being a factor in Tuesday morning’s crash are extremely remote, given the enormous amount of training and practice routinely performed by Coast Guard crews.
How do you fix an engine sputter?
How to Fix a Sputtering Car Engine
- Inspect the components on the secondary ignition system.
- Check the resistance of the ignition coil using an ohmmeter.
- Check the condition of the fuel injectors.
- Turn on the engine and check the fuel spray pattern on the throttle body injector if your particular vehicle has one.
Why are attack helicopters so hard to detect?
‘A helicopter immersed in ground clutter is very hard to detect by almost any means, and so is hard to engage. Meanwhile, the helicopter can be equipped with air to air missiles and large caliber guns that easily engage fighters as they maneuver at low altitudes against a blue sky in their attempts to engage the helicopter.
Can a Cobra attack helicopter defeat a fighter airplane?
‘A well equipped attack helicopter flown by a trained crew will defeat most fighter airplanes in 1v1 air combat, should the fighter be foolish enough to drop down to try and engage,’ Nick Lappos, former U.S. Army AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter pilot.
What was the joint countering Attack Helicopter Experiment?
In 1978/79 US Army and US Air Force conducted a joint experiment called Joint Countering Attack Helicopter (J-CATCH). J-CATCH focused on dissimilar air combat between jet fighters and attack helicopters.
What kind of maneuver does a helicopter do?
The helicopter if properly flown will always maneuver to cut off the angle from the airplane, forcing impossibly steep closure maneuvers for the fighter.