HAL's helicopter lands atop building!

[TopCat]

IANS, Bangalore, 12 April: A chopper of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd’s training academy Thursday made an emergency landing atop a building in the eastern suburb of the city, with both of its pilots escaping with minor injuries, the defence behemoth said.

“The Schweizer-300C helicopter of our rotary wing academy, which was on a training sortie, landed on top a building near BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Ltd), Kalyana Mantap in the eastern suburb. Its pilots Air Commodore (Retd) Roj Assey, 56, and trainee captain Digvijay Singh, 25, ejected safely with minor injuries,” a HAL official told IANS.

The chopper was on a training sortie over the city for about 130 minutes when it suddenly lost altitude and descended before landing on the rooftop of a private building.

“Assey brought the chopper in control and decided to land atop the building as there was no open space available in the densely-populated locality,” the official recalled.

Though there was no damage to the building and pilots escaped with minor injuries, the chopper suffered damage.

The company has ordered an inquiry to investigate the cause of the mishap.

The US-made piston-powered Schweizer helicopters are used for training rookie pilots in flying light utility choppers for multiple roles, including rescue and relief missions. Its weaponised version is used in surveillance and combat operations

HAL's helicopter lands atop building, both pilots safe

 

[Skull and Bones]

HAL should be dismantled ASAP.

 

[IND151]

title is misleading

it should be " HAL helicopter forced to land" not "HAL failed again".

 

[SpArK]

Schweizer-300C Heli... is made by Sirkosy...


OP failed to see that in excitement.

 

[bhagat]

don't worry they will attend in September.....but never quits..

 

[danger007]

title is misleading

it should be " HAL helicopter forced to land" not "HAL failed again".

He is trying to troll.... he saw helicopter and Bangalore, so assumed it will be LCH or some other....typical BD guy....

 

[third eye]

Yet another thread started with title meant more to assuage the poster than anything else.

Why do we suggest titles of our own & then C&P an article that has a different title !!

 

[Tangent]

Oh No.... These people are so drenched in Anti Indiaism that they derive pleasure out of any small incident that didn't go well in India.
Parasites.

 

[sancho]

Smile HAL failed again

Desperate troll attempt, post reported!

 

[-1o1-]

"failure is steps to success"

 

[TopCat]

Try to contribute to the thread instead of self denial.

 

[acetophenol]

IANS, Bangalore, 12 April: A chopper of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd’s training academy Thursday made an emergency landing atop a building in the eastern suburb of the city, with both of its pilots escaping with minor injuries, the defence behemoth said.

“The Schweizer-300C helicopter of our rotary wing academy, which was on a training sortie, landed on top a building near BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Ltd), Kalyana Mantap in the eastern suburb. Its pilots Air Commodore (Retd) Roj Assey, 56, and trainee captain Digvijay Singh, 25, ejected safely with minor injuries,” a HAL official told IANS.

The chopper was on a training sortie over the city for about 130 minutes when it suddenly lost altitude and descended before landing on the rooftop of a private building.

“Assey brought the chopper in control and decided to land atop the building as there was no open space available in the densely-populated locality,” the official recalled.

Though there was no damage to the building and pilots escaped with minor injuries, the chopper suffered damage.

The company has ordered an inquiry to investigate the cause of the mishap.

The US-made piston-powered Schweizer helicopters are used for training rookie pilots in flying light utility choppers for multiple roles, including rescue and relief missions. Its weaponised version is used in surveillance and combat operations

HAL's helicopter lands atop building, both pilots safe

you've got 5000+ posts under your belt and see what you are doin!!!!!

 

[manofwar]

the guy didn't even read the article properly before posting it....
I would advise you to read an article beyond the first few lines and then post it...

 

[DelhiDareDevil]

Fail? Or you could just be like Bangladesh and never try...

Its up to you/

 

[Skull and Bones]

Try to contribute to the thread instead of self denial.

Out of medication buddy?

Sikorsky/Hughes rings any bell?