Eurocopter EC135 Helicopter

[sledger]

Found this on the e-tenders site:

Title: Supply, Delivery of new Eurocopter EC135 T2 Helicopter with McAlpine (MHL) Police Role Equipment fit

Publication date: 21-Apr-2005

Other Information
The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, on behalf of An Garda Síochána, propose to go to tender in the very near future for the supply and delivery of a new Eurocopter EC135 Helicopter with McAlpine (MHL) Police Role Equipment fit. This is not a call for tenders. Further information will be published in the Official Journal in the form of a tender notice in the very near future. NOTE: Further information relating to this notice is available on the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=11158. (ET Ref:11158)

[Imshi-Yallah]

It will certainly make ordering spares easier '>
I wonder how this bodes for the McAlpine Techie residing at Baldonnel hardly makes sense to have two seperate maintenance teams working on 4 helicopters of the same type....or does it?

[Silver]

So we will have 3 x GASU helis ?

..........or will the new EC-135 replace the AS355 ??

[Lurk]

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It will certainly make ordering spares easier   I wonder how this bodes for the McAlpine Techie residing at Baldonnel hardly makes sense to have two seperate maintenance teams working on 4 helicopters of the same type....or does it?

Garda Helis are Turbomeca engines, with Mc Alpine Fit, Air Corps new EC 135s are Pratt & Whitney Eurocopter build. Different aircraft, similar name.

[Dublin Spotter]

I wonder will you also see "Mc Alpine" crews operating the new 135 along with the older 1 in the coming months? Considerig the nearly have every police contract in the UK

[FMolloy]

Quote (Dublin Spotter @ 21 April 2005,14:13)

I wonder will you also see "Mc Alpine" crews operating the new 135 along with the older 1 in the coming months? Considerig the nearly have every police contract in the UK

Civvies can't fly government aircraft. There would have to be a change in legislation before McAlpine could fly them.

[Imshi-Yallah]

Quote (Lurk @ 21 April 2005,13:31)

It will certainly make ordering spares easier   I wonder how this bodes for the McAlpine Techie residing at Baldonnel hardly makes sense to have two seperate maintenance teams working on 4 helicopters of the same type....or does it? Garda Helis are Turbomeca engines, with Mc Alpine Fit, Air Corps new EC 135s are Pratt & Whitney Eurocopter build. Different aircraft, similar name.

Bugger

[Silver]

I saw on tv last night (News report about terrorist trial) that the Spanish Police were using a heli (Bo105?) which the reporter stated " is fitted with a jamming system to stop remote controlled bombs going off ".

It made me wonder does the current GASU EC135 have such a device ?

If not, the new GASU EC135 (and/or new AC heli) should be fitted with such!

[sealion]

Quote (Lurk @ 21 April 2005,22:31)

Quote It will certainly make ordering spares easier   I wonder how this bodes for the McAlpine Techie residing at Baldonnel hardly makes sense to have two seperate maintenance teams working on 4 helicopters of the same type....or does it? Garda Helis are Turbomeca engines, with Mc Alpine Fit, Air Corps new EC 135s are Pratt & Whitney Eurocopter build. Different aircraft, similar name.

I see the new aircraft will be a T2,while the original is a T1.
You are saying now the 2 new air Corps aircraft are P2. WHat possible logic is there to this? 4 aircraft, 3 engine types?

[Frank]

The current Garda EC135 was upgraded last year to T2 standard, meaning the new helicopter would be identical to it.


Regards,

Frank.

[pilatus]

so what of the squirrell?sold on just retired?or a trade in to shave a bit of the price of the new EC135?

[Silver]

I believe it is to be traded-in against the new EC-135.

[P.Doff]

Just as a matter of intrest, the new PT-6 powered EC-135's for the Aircorps will give us 3 aircraft(King Air,PC-9 being the other 2) powered by the same engine,albeit different variants. This will make it much handier maintenance wise. Well when I say maintenance I mean stripping down the modules of the engine etc,as most heavy gas turbine maintenance is farmed out to companies in the UK and Europe.

[Fouga]

Bye Bye Squirrell ( BTW i took this piccie )

[Buran]

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the new PT-6 powered EC-135's for the Aircorps will give us 3 aircraft....

The Pratt powered EC-135 uses the PW206 not the PT-6.