....forever? I am no expert but Red Bulls beautiful Cobra suffered severe damage today during landing at a small field in Tyrol/Austria. The helicopter along with other Red Bull Acts displayed at the season opening of a pedestrian suspension bridge including flypasts below the bridge. This offered some interesting views and photo opportunities. After the flight the Cobra approached the local airfield (LOIR) to refuel before returning to SZG as the blades touched the building at the gas station tearing apart the whole main rotor and ripping the tail of...not a nice sight but fortunately no injuries!
Hope these are of interest...
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Bell Cobra (Flying Bulls) last display for some time...
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That is a great shame I hope all are ok.
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Re: Bell Cobra (Flying Bulls) last display for some time...
Wow that is a mess but glad there were no injuries Like David, I'm glad I got to see it last year. Surely it would be cheaper to get another airframe airworthy, than repair this one?
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Re: Bell Cobra (Flying Bulls) last display for some time...
Yep, best place for that is a skip. Fortunately no injuries, helicopters never seem to crash or break well.
Best bet, get another one and don't paint it like Coco the Clown owns it.
Good coverage of the incident.
Best bet, get another one and don't paint it like Coco the Clown owns it.
Good coverage of the incident.