Paraguay promises international investigation into the death of Oviedo in helicopter crash

Monday, February 4th 2013 - 05:01 UTC

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The Paraguayan government announced on Sunday that it will invite international experts to investigate the circumstances of the death of presidential candidate and controversial political figure Lino Oviedo Saturday night when the helicopter transporting him crashed. Read full article

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ChrisR
Why do you think the main nut on top of the rotor head is called the 'Jesus Nut'.

It's because if it ever comes off, all you have time to say is 'Jesus'.

Helicopters are dangerous and unless you are travelling in front 'of the curve' (the operating curve for the speed / elevation at the time) and you have not 'jacked' the controls (seized them through excess G) then you MAY get down without killing yourself. Anything else and it is usually ‘Goodnight Vienna’.

A good friend of mine had a very nice helicopter and was always asking me to accompany him on a flight. As a professional engineer I understand the real problems with these things and always refused. I much preferred going out in one of his Ferraris.

Regrettably, he was putting the thing down on one of his company’s car parks and forgot that the car park sloped UP behind him and wrecked the tail rotor. Thankfully he got away shaken but unhurt from his wrecked helicopter. He never did bother with replacing it.

The helicopter that killed this man, a Raven (Robinson 44 series) is a very nice small helicopter but cannot be considered a commercial craft. I think the wrong choice was made on this occasion, a R66 with its Rolls Royce 3300 turbine would give a much better level of safety: it is course almost twice the price of the R44RII at USD$830,000.

Ran out of luck.
Feb 04th, 2013 - 07:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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redpoll
Well hats another of the old Stroesner guard gone. Cant say Im sorry
Feb 04th, 2013 - 08:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
Me neither..................
Feb 04th, 2013 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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cornelius
Lugo is a killer he killed and fathered more kids than any bishop on record also secretly used the EPP to advance his agenda he is a communist.
Who counts the people assassinated in the rampant crime rate of Bolivarian countries the left killed more people in Latin America than any dictator.
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