New AWB for R22 -6 blades

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New AWB for R22 -6 blades

Postby CYHeli » Fri Dec 23 2016, 05:21

New AWB here.
The AWB is dated 23 Dec.
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Re: New AWB for R22 -6 blades

Postby Belldriva » Fri Dec 23 2016, 06:45

:shock:

Not good. Thats a worry
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Re: New AWB for R22 -6 blades

Postby Freewheeling » Fri Dec 23 2016, 07:19

A spraying R44 in NZ had the same crack a couple of years ago.
I love Robinsons, but it's time to build a composite blade Frank.
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Re: New AWB for R22 -6 blades

Postby Probbo » Fri Dec 23 2016, 08:04

NT mustering machine. Blades had logged around 1700 hours. Where fitted to machine 6 years ago! Apparently when RHC fatigue life test M/R blades they develop cracks at around the 5000 hour mark.
If your going to flog the hell out of life limited components, best off accepting that they will eventually fail in some way.
Glad no one was injured
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Re: New AWB for R22 -6 blades

Postby Belldriva » Fri Dec 23 2016, 18:40

Freewheeling wrote:A spraying R44 in NZ had the same crack a couple of years ago.
I love Robinsons, but it's time to build a composite blade Frank.



Yes and thats the worry. (And I fly then daily)They have had constant problems over the years with blades. Then you talk to guys who have done thousands of hours in the robinson series and had no problems of any kind. The thing is, as we all know, they aint buit tough like a 206 or H500 but theyve been a cheap option and so the cycle continues. Where does it end. Nobody likes to see cracks of any kind let alone of that size, imagine if he was cruising at 2000ft with that sort of a crack! Having said that Robinsons must do some of the largest hours of any kind on a daily basis if you look at the whole picture. But that doest make me feel and better about it.
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Re: New AWB for R22 -6 blades

Postby Freewheel » Sat Dec 24 2016, 10:50

Freewheeling wrote:A spraying R44 in NZ had the same crack a couple of years ago.
I love Robinsons, but it's time to build a composite blade Frank.



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