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Offline Claudel Hopson

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« on: June 05, 2003, 03:37:20 pm »
Surprised nobody has picked up on the mainly blue Eurocopter EC145 in for trials as the Gazelle Alouette and Dauphin replacement.

Surely not everybody from the Don on this board is gone on a halfer.
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Offline Imshi-Yallah

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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2003, 09:23:15 pm »
I suspect it's probably the BK-117 fitted with a Fenestron tail rotor, and a solid rotor hub, just guessing though.
But the only major Eurocopter addition to the EC-135 was the Fenestron.
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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2003, 05:06:45 pm »
Now that you mention it, I saw what I thought was the GASU EC-135 over Bal' today but it looked slightly bigger - couldn't make out the colour, looked dark.

Must have been the EC-145 you mention.
Any more info on it ? How long will it be there ,spec, etc.

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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2003, 02:09:31 pm »
Nope! Didnt have a fenestron!!! It had a two bladed tail rotor, a la bk-117 !!? And you could certainly hear the difference when it was running with the distinctive "Prop" sound of the tail rotor as opposed to the turbine sound of the fenestron!!
Still, Very manouvreable a/c, albeit in ther hands of a test pilot!
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« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2003, 05:19:05 pm »
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« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2003, 05:52:02 pm »
Hi Guys,

Any chance of anyone getting a picture of the EC145 that's at Baldonnel at the minute and posting it on the board or sending it to me for the website?


Regards,

Frank.  ':cool:'
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« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2003, 12:29:45 pm »
Whats it fitted out with, I saw what I assumed was a Dauphin (with winch crane) pulling some sweet looking turns over the Kilbride area.
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« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2003, 04:15:44 pm »
Hi all! The 145 is blue with a rainbow running from nose to tail!
Quite an impressive A/C! I believe it done a "balls out" display down at the curragh with some impressive low level moves including a vertical dive at a frightenly low altitude. It was a "mini" airshow with the casa doing several low runs before dropping the black knights then doing a "VERY" low fast pass!!
Havnt been round the don a lot recently due to unforseen circumstances,   but I'll try and update yis on stuff at least once a week!!
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« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2003, 06:42:11 pm »
The garda Ec135 was in kidlington(some where in england) today with an Ec145 D-HMBM with Ec 145 titles on it's side.Is this the heli that was on trials. '<img'>
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« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2003, 07:53:08 am »
Sorry , Frank, was not be able to get pic's this time. '<img'>
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« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2003, 01:33:22 pm »
I know I work with A/c but I dont know everything , so, can anyone tell me if the 145 is the demo bk-117 under its eurocopter designation??
By the way, pc-21 factory a/C flyin over the city at the mo!?
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