French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash . . .

[robunos]

Surprised this hasn't been posted . . .

French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56313271

cheers,
Robin.

 

[TomcatViP]

Someone reported seeing them taking off with a 45deg bank angle before entangling the rotor with a tree. If that's true, it could point toward a jammed cyclic or material failure. I checked the METAR (afterward) and weather seemed good.

More importantly (regarding Dassault-Aviation saga obviously and not anything else), O.D was also the only heir with an outlook on Dassault-Aviation's CEO position and an ever plausible return at the head of the company.

 

[Grey Havoc]

O.D was also the only heir with an outlook on Dassault-Aviation 's CEO position and an ever plausible return at the head of the company.

Possibility of sabotage, you think?

 

[TomcatViP]

@Grey Havoc : No. That's too much to say.

 

[TomcatViP]

Early reports suggest that the crash resulted neither from a mechanical failure or from the result of any alcohol consumption. Investigators are still focused on the motives for such atypical departure as described above:

https://amp.ouest-france.fr/normand...poursuit-2b6003fe-8b0e-11eb-be07-a782e4049e5a