Olympic Colour Scheme

[FlyerFoto]

For anyone who is interested - Agusta Westland's AW-139 on test flight in new 2012 Olympic colour scheme.....

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7163875893_016980586a_c.jpg

[ShyTorque]

It looks like it's highlighting a huge stress point....

[griffothefog]

I thought all new 139's had long noses?

[helihub]

griffothefog - it's a 2008 build which AW has been using as a demo aircraft

[toptobottom]

It's a 2010 build according to G-INFO (http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=OLYM) :confused:

[9Aplus]

Must be this one....
AW139 s/n 31133
· Year of Manufacture: 2008
· Approx Hours Flown: 700FH
:ok:

[toptobottom]

9A - that's the same one... :}

http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab71/prooner/AW139.jpg

[RVDT]

Which Olympics are we talking about here?

Milan?

Standard Agusta logo - http://www.virtalis.com/img/uploads/partners/AW_largep.jpg

[9Aplus]

Must admit public data are not consistent...
AgustaWestland AW139 Production List © by: Damiano GUALDONI (http://www.dgualdo.it/prod-ab139-01.htm)
AgustaWestland bring AW139 to UK for London Olympics | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source (http://www.helihub.com/2012/04/27/agustawestland-bring-aw139-to-uk-for-london-olympics/)

My "official" sources list that SN 31133 like 2008. YOM
at 700+ FH, nice helicopter by all means :ok:

[311kph]

It looks like it's highlighting a huge stress point....

tought it was a bit further down the tailboom :E

[Savoia]

Which Olympics are we talking about here?
Lol, exactly! The craft wears, as RVDT mentioned, the standard AW livery.

In the OP there was the suggestion that this 'fly-through' may have been part of the up-coming Bond movie but yes, it does seem a little late for that.

The a/c reg may well be a give-away when it comes to what the craft is up to.

[Brilliant Stuff]

To me the livery looks like the standard AW livery with extra blue and red reflecting the union flag...

[1helicopterppl]

Brilliant Stuff, that's exactly what it is !

[lowfat]

Two Helicopters flying through Tower Bridge - YouTube

[Offenbach]

How ironic, a helo' G-OLYM (or maybe this particular machine will be
able to get closer to the event(s) than Battersea !!!)

[Ian Corrigible]

Olympics ceremony secrecy urged (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18966360)

...but Rotorheads (incl. Sav) may want to tune-in.

I/C

[PlymouthPixie]

Not Olympic at all - it's the new standard AW C/S. Same are applied to the training A109's at Newquay.

2011-03-22-007FD G-HSAR | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55101137@N02/6168888610/)

[1helicopterppl]

I guess we can expect the 139 to be flying VIP's into Battersea on Friday 27th ? anybody else booked into to Battersea for opening cermony ?

[Nige321]

You can expect an Olympic flavour Merlin...
Seen on Fighter Control (http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=287&t=63035)

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o503/merlinflyer/DSCF1081.jpg

[9Aplus]

Now we all know....
"Good save the Queen" in jumping
from AW139 :ok:

[PANews]

Formation in the Lee Valley returning from Stratford on evening of 26 July.


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10932568/P1080477.jpg