The probable cause of the crash of a business jet in a Boston suburb last May was a series of errors by an experienced flight crew, the National Transportation Safety Board said at a public meeting today. Specifically, the pilots failed to perform a flight control check before takeoff then attempted to take off while critical flight controls were locked because a gust lock was engaged. Finally, they delayed rejecting the take-off after they became aware the flight controls were locked.
Engine Handed Over At Bell 505 Assembly Center In Louisiana
The first production Arrius 2R engine was been delivered to Bell Helicopter on schedule last month. Selected to power the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, the Arrius 2R is the only turbine in the 500 shp range to feature a dual-channel FADEC.
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