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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Tiger helicopters grounded again

Tiger Armed Reconnaissance HelicopterThe decision follows the precautionary landing of a Tiger at the Shoalwater Bay training area on Monday after the aircraft's two-man crew detected fumes in the cockpit.

There was a similar incident in mid-May when a pilot detected fumes in his plane.

As a precaution, the Army's operational fleet of 19 Tigers was grounded while tests were conducted to detect the source of these fumes.

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