Performance

[WTF_was_that]

I hope theres some errors in this story.

 

http://www.gazette.com/articles/helicopter...peak-pikes.html

 

http://www.aircamhelicopters.com/aircraft/

 

arm chair quarter back says.....

 

A twinstar f1 with 4 people and 200gal fuel plus a camera. Not sure how he got off the ground, under gross weight.

 

empty twinstar 3300lbs ish

four people 800lbs ish americans

camera 200lbs or more.. unless its hand held. Audi commercial, me thinks not.

fuel 1200lbs full fuel

5500 lbs

 

twinstar f1 no matter the engines 5291lbs gross weight.

 

could have been at or under gross weight, but flying around at 13-14000ft low and slow. way way off the perfermance chart for hover in ground effect chart....

 

 

 

[Phil Croucher]

And even worse in an F1 if it was a warm day - if I remember right, the max perf Class 1 weight is 2100 kg. You're right - how did he get off the ground?

 

Phil