What happened in last 7 minutes? After the death of Bipin Rawat, suspicion rises on helicopter crash
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: December 10, 2021 08:30 PM2021-12-10T20:30:00+5:302021-12-21T13:22:57+5:30
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Many are now remembering an accident last year after an Indian Air Force helicopter crashed in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. In January 2020, Taiwan's Chief of General Staff was killed in a helicopter crash.
At least 13 people, including India's Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat, were killed in a helicopter crash. Officers from the three defense forces are now jointly searching for the cause of the accident. What exactly happened? It is being investigated how such a safe helicopter crashed.
The MI-17 helicopter was scheduled to land at 12:15 p.m. But 7 minutes before landing, he lost contact with ATC. What exactly happened in these 7 minutes? This is the question that is on the minds of many. The death of Bipin Rawat has shaken the entire country.
A 19-second video has surfaced before the helicopter crashed. It is being analyzed. The video shows the helicopter going into the fog. Then suddenly it collapses like a ball of fire. Did this happen because of bad weather?
Retired Squadron Lead Dipti Kala said the pilot is informed of the fog's density and visibility. If visibility is down, there will be no flying. The pilot has an idea of what to do when the weather is bad.
The second question is, did the engine fail? Retired Captain Amitabh Ranjan says that the feature of MI 17 helicopter is that one of its engines is so powerful that it can land from anywhere. This is a helicopter with 2 engines. Both work together
Sampling is done before the helicopter takes off. If for some reason something gets into the fuel which causes one engine to shut down, the other engine cannot shut down. Both engines cannot be turned off at the same time. According to Captain Amitabh Ranjan, the engine may have crashed due to malfunction.
So what exactly happened in the last 7 minutes? This is being investigated by a team led by Air Force Marshal Manvendra Singh. Expectations are now on the black box for all the information and revelations about the helicopter crash. Because 70 percent of every accident.
Helicopter flying in the air crashed to the ground. The helicopter has a fuel capacity of 2600 liters. It is used at 800 liters per hour. Helicopter take off and crash are 15 minutes apart. As a result, very little fuel is consumed. Therefore, there will be 2,000 liters of fuel which can be consumed.
I think there must have been some emergency that forced the pilot into the fog in the mountains. The cause of the accident could be ascertained from an examination of the data records on the rear of the burnt-out helicopter, said Capt. Amitabh Ranjan.
