10 Cheetah choppers crashed in five years

[sudhir007]

10 Cheetah choppers crashed in five years

Ten Cheetah helicopters of the Indian armed forces have crashed since 2006-07, Defence Minister A.K. Antony informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.In a written reply, Antony said the crashes took place due to various reasons, including human error, technical defects and weather.

The minister denied that the defence services were operating the Cheetahs beyond their allotted flying hours or altitude ceiling.

‘Replacement of aircraft fleet of the defence forces, including Cheetah helicopters, is reviewed from time to time keeping in view the operational requirements. This is a continuous process,’ he added.

 

[Whiplash]

Bleh. Pathetic. Although i doubt the figure. 10 crashes may not have been 10 write offs.
For example: On november 8th last year there was a Cheetah crash. The pilots survived and the chopper was returned to service AFAIK

 

[IndianTiger]

I think its time for HAL Dhruv