Magical Realist
Valued Senior Member
So you're saying you don't know?
You can look it up can't you? There's lots of sites out there on this episode.
So you're saying you don't know?
Most definitely not.can you confirm that the helicopter was a Cessna 182 Skylane?
If they can overestimate the speed of their own helicopter
He said the ufo was traveling about 600 knots, not his own helicopter.
Curiously, both Dywywddr and Kittamaru quote from that website without posting links. Why aren't they being accused of plagiarism as well?
There's pics of a 1973 Army helicopter on this site. I don't see any green tint on the windshield.
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/49ufo_files/03files2/1973_Lawrence_Coyne_UFO_Helicopter_Case.html
Whoever is documenting this wrote:
In the section labeled October 18, 2003
Jezzi isn't sure what he saw. It was like no aircraft he'd ever seen. He guessed it was traveling at least 500 knots, twice the speed of his Huey.
and again, in the section labeled News Journal, Ohio, USA, on Saturday, October 18, 2003
Jezzi isn't sure what he saw. It was like no aircraft he'd ever seen. He guessed it was traveling at least 500 knots, twice the speed of his Huey.
So either Jezzi claimed that "at least 500 knots" was "twice the speed of his Huey (which, as Dywyddyr points out, has a top speed of 120 knots), which makes him suspect in not knowing the maximum safe speed of his own aircraft
OR
the person recording this is adding content that wasn't said, which makes him suspect in not reporting truthfully (embellishment).
Agree nitpicking. Disagree triflingSounds like a trifling nitpick to me. After reading this amazing experience, THAT's what stands out?
Sounds like a trifling nitpick to me. After reading this amazing experience, THAT's what stands out?
'Trifling? Really? A supposed pilot not knowing the maximum safe velocity of his own aircraft is "trifling"? You... do understand what can happen to a helicopter that exceeds its maximum safe speed (much less exceeds it by almost double), right?
I recall you have had some... disagreements... with it in the past... but Physics is important.
So, after watching the video, you should be able to note - roughly 250MPH is the maximum safe speed for, essentially, any helicopter. That equates to about 217 knots. As Dywyddr pointed out, the Huey has a never exceed speed of about 120 (140MPH) knots, with a normal cruising speed of around 80 knots (about 92MPH).
So... 500 mph isn't "twice the speed of his Huey"... it's more than five times its speed during normal operations.
I'm sorry, but being off by more than double is not exactly a "trifle"...
nvestigation into these eyewitness claims showed that their tale was spurious. The helicopter was several miles away from where they claimed they had seen it, and their account sharply conflicted with that of the crew. (Link given in my post #33).