From: BernadetteTS
Date: 11/18/2003 8:50 PM Central Standard Time
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In article ,
(B2431) wrote:


Another design that would appear to be dangerous is mounting the engine
above
and behind the cockpit.
Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

Hi Dan

Do you mean like a Republic SeaBee?

Bernadette

Yes.

I was in the first unit in the Air Farce to get the H-60. One of the safety
features they told us about was the transmission and rotorhead are built to
fall forward of the cockpit in the event of a major forward crash.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired