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Now that I think about it more, New York City made a pretty smart decision a long time ago to ban rooftop helipads. There used to be a shuttle helicopter servi
by walrus01 3y ago
Now that I think about it more, New York City made a pretty smart decision a long time ago to ban rooftop helipads.
There used to be a shuttle helicopter service from the roof of a tall office building near Grand Central station, to nearby airports, which was shut down after a helicopter tipped over on its side, throwing blades over the edge and killed five people.
https://gothamist.com/news/in-1977-five-were-killed-in-helicopter-accident-atop-midtowns-pan-am-building https://gothamist.com/news/in-1977-five-were-killed-in-helic...
- interestica 3y agoInteresting. Superman the Movie was filmed at the same time as this. I wonder if the helicopter scene (where Superman first goes public and saves Lois Lane) was influenced by this? Or maybe it was just putting to screen a pre-existing fear.