RE: Yamaha RMAX Crash - Killed a person
Yamaha-Hirobo RMAX system carries price tag of whopping $80,000+. So yes it is out of league for all hobbiests, even for Curtis Youngblood himself. But it is a sad story indeed. I wonder if this was a human error or system error. Back in my days, I personally witnessed two RC Chopper VS Human crashes. 1. X-CEL Pro with carbon fiber blades crashed into a parking lot, broke arm of a spectator and shattered windshield of his car. 2. Concept 30 crashed into the pilot while he was practicing a nose-in hover. He walked off embarrassed but unharmed, because he had thick jacket on (It was winter) and the Concept 30 back in the old days had foam blades.
Posted on: 8/3/2009 5:10 PM by Author "jasonsjwou" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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Yamaha RMAX Crash - Killed a person
A yamaha RMAX industrial RC helicopter crashed and killed one person in Korea. http://media.paran.com/snews/newsview.php?dirnews=2337278&year=2009&pg=1&date=20090803&dir=26 This RMAX belongs to NongHyup (South Korean Farmer's association bureau). It was to spray pesticides over rice fields in Korea on Aug 3, 2009. Now knowing exactly what happened, but it crashed and a bystander got hit. Section of broken main rotor penetrated his abdominal area, caused excessive bleeding and ended up claiming his life. [image]http://photonews.paran.com/newsphoto/2009/08/03/ns/nsNISX20090803_0002848643_0.jpg [/image]
Posted on: 8/3/2009 3:21 PM by Author "jasonsjwou" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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