Twin Squirrel crash

[Paul Sengupta]

A Twin Squirrel has come down near Hurstbourne Tarrant in
Hampshire, 3 people are reported to have been killed. This is
next to my airfield (Bourne Park).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3257236.stm

It was reported to have just taken off from Thruxton. I was
watching some helicopters flying at Thruxton on Wednesday while
having lunch there (flew in for fuel), including what looked like a
squirrel.

Paul

[Robert Little]

Okay, I'll bite. What is a "squirrel" or "twin squirrel"? R Little


"Paul Sengupta" > wrote in
message ...
> A Twin Squirrel has come down near Hurstbourne Tarrant in
> Hampshire, 3 people are reported to have been killed. This is
> next to my airfield (Bourne Park).
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3257236.stm
>
> It was reported to have just taken off from Thruxton. I was
> watching some helicopters flying at Thruxton on Wednesday while
> having lunch there (flew in for fuel), including what looked like a
> squirrel.
>
> Paul
>
>
>

[Ditch]

>Okay, I'll bite. What is a "squirrel" or "twin squirrel"? R Little
>

The U.S. calls it a Twin-star.




-John
*You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North
American*

[Paul Sengupta]

A Squirrel is a helicopter. A Twin Squirrel is one with two engines.
Turbine.

The Squirrel is (now) otherwise known as the Eurocopter AS350. The
Twin Squirrel is the AS355.

http://www.ukskies.co.uk/A/pages/Aerospatiale%20-%20AS355%20Twin%20Squirrel.
htm
http://www.chapman-freeborn.com/www/vip_update/helicopters/TwinSq.htm
http://www.geocities.com/gwtc_99/british/twinsquirrel/tsquirrel.html

Paul

"Robert Little" > wrote in message
...
> Okay, I'll bite. What is a "squirrel" or "twin squirrel"? R Little

[Clive]

"Paul Sengupta" > wrote in
message ...
> A Twin Squirrel has come down near Hurstbourne Tarrant in
> Hampshire, 3 people are reported to have been killed. This is
> next to my airfield (Bourne Park).
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3257236.stm
>
> It was reported to have just taken off from Thruxton. I was
> watching some helicopters flying at Thruxton on Wednesday while
> having lunch there (flew in for fuel), including what looked like a
> squirrel.
>
> Paul
>
Aircraft was owned/operated by FAST Helicopters. Pilot was Ian Shoebridge,
ex AAC with 9k+ hours. Flew with him about 15 years ago as P2 - nice guy.

Clive