An army helicopter aborted take-off on the Gold Coast due to a 'minor technical fault'.
A "minor technical fault" has been blamed for an aborted army helicopter take-off in the Gold Coast .The soon-to-be-retired helicopter has returned to its Queensland base after spending Thursday night grounded on the Royal Pines Golf Course.
Video recorded on Thursday and obtained by the ABC shows smoke emerging from the rear of the locally assembled aircraft which is due to be replaced by a new American-made Apache attack helicopter. "An Australian Army Tiger Armed Reconnaissance helicopter experienced a minor technical fault while preparing for take-off from the RotorTech Helicopter and Uncrewed Flight Exposition on the Gold Coast on 6 June 2024.Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs were on board the MRH90 helicopter that ditched into the ocean during a training exercise as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre.
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