# I flew this helicopter

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 4, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-flew-this-helicopter/541885 "2010-06-04T03:41:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-flew-this-helicopter/541885/21 "2011-08-21T14:20:58Z")

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> [@wolfman](#):
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> Seriously, it looks like it is just tired and taking a nap. That wasn’t the type of image to come to mind in “helicopter crash”

Most crashes aren’t fatal. Last time I calculated the numbers (probably 10 years ago), fewer than one crash in five involved at least one fatality. Safety has improved in that time. N701SH may look like it’s sleeping, but it was destroyed. There’s not much to a Robbo. I assume the ‘hard’ bits were salvaged and re-used. These would include the engine and transmission. The instruments and maybe the seats could be re-used. The sheet metal and most of the fiberglass would be useless.

I find the number of damaged aircraft for sale on eBay to be interesting.

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