Design flaw blamed for cracks in tails of military’s Cyclone helicopters

The Defence Department says equipment on the tail sections of the aircraft was too heavy to be supported in flight, thereby causing the cracking.A CH-148 Cyclone helicopter participates in a training exercise at 12 Wing Shearwater near Dartmouth, N.S., on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)The Department of National Defence is attributing cracks recently discovered…Continue Reading