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chopper2004
8th Dec 2016, 20:12
Government of Canada accepts new helicopters for the Canadian Coast Guard - Canada News Centre (http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do;jsessionid=679678bbeaa669b2d7bf369a03f2425e654039b1f0a 3c3c50583dc3c067f8024.e34Rc3iMbx8Oai0Tbx0SaxuRchn0?mthd=tp&crtr.page=1&nid=1166679&crtr.tp1D=1)

noooby
8th Dec 2016, 20:54
Aren't they MTOW restricted on the new ships and can't carry as much as the 212's due to the 412 having a higher Empty Weight?

That tender process was messed up!

The Sultan
9th Dec 2016, 00:29
Nooby

The 212's they had had served a long and successful service, but needed to be retired to avoid another Sea King fiasco. The 412 met the requirements while Airbus and Agusta could not. Simple.

The Sultan