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tmaccd t1_je8v13h wrote

More details from wkdz https://www.wkdzradio.com/2023/03/29/multiple-people-killed-in-trigg-county-helicopter-crashes/news-edge/

Also, WTF is this (second picture from above news report)? Why does it look like a giant alien robot insect?

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bakachog t1_je9bqf2 wrote

>WTF is this

Kinda looks like the accessory section module of one of the engines.

https://i.imgur.com/blhYs87.png

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Rs90 t1_jeag9dg wrote

God I love the internet. In a single comment we jumped from "alien robot insect" to "engine module" lol. Like jumpin from mysticism to aeronautics instantly.

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BancheroBot t1_jeanudx wrote

Well, certain parts of the internet. Don't think the youtube comment section would have been able to make the jump from comment 1 to comment 2

On youtube, I bet comment 1 would have sparked a 3 way argument about complete bullshit with all 3 people being wrong

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Backdoor_Delivery t1_jeawzz7 wrote

And a fourth that somehow figured out the Roswell landings, JFK assassination and this event are all linked. Give it a week and it’ll be a staple over at r/conspiracies.

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DocWhirlyBird t1_je9qehj wrote

That orange hose is a fuel line to the engine

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UnderwaterRobot t1_je9yk0r wrote

It's actually the air supply for the engine starter

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DocWhirlyBird t1_jea2vf6 wrote

No, it's the fuel inlet hose that attaches to the fuel boost pump.

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Miffers t1_jea5wq8 wrote

There were a lot of good points in this debate. Hard to choose a winner.

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GreenStrong t1_jea7kh2 wrote

They're all wrong. The orange hose is the helicopter's bile duct, which carries digestive enzymes from its liver to its stomach.

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UnderwaterRobot t1_jea6biv wrote

The thin line or the thick one? I should have clarified

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DocWhirlyBird t1_jea6gz0 wrote

I was talking about the fat orange one off to the left

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UnderwaterRobot t1_jea6r3y wrote

Yeah that one is an air supply. I was a 15T. the fuel supply is all solid line

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DedRonin t1_jea7jqq wrote

Pretty sure that's the main fuel line. Worked on T700s for six years.

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mr_potatoface t1_jeaniba wrote

Y'all are making other readers feel really confident in our aviation mechanics, I'm sure. Air supply? Fuel supply? Who knows? Who cares? Mechanics don't fly, once it gets out of the bay it's someone elses problem.

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DedRonin t1_jeaql59 wrote

It's a mechanics problem if the plane they worked on crashes.

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