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Old 3rd May 2024, 09:20
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The United Kingdom intends on buying an estimated 14 fewer aircraft than targeted for its New Medium Helicopter (NMH) program, according to a senior industry executive :
UK New Medium Helicopter buy reduced to around 30 aircraft: Spirit AeroSystems Exec - Breaking Defense

The UK could buy as few as 23 aircraft through its New Medium Helicopter (NMH) contest, FlightGlobal can reveal :
Minimum quantity sought through New Medium Helicopter tender falls further, sources indicate | In depth | Flight Global
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Well, seeing as this is now purely a Puma HC2 programme, there are 23 Puma HC2’s.
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Old 21st May 2024, 12:03
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Just bringing back to the top in case there is an announcement soon……
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Old 21st May 2024, 13:06
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Originally Posted by pr00ne
Well, seeing as this is now purely a Puma HC2 programme, there are 23 Puma HC2’s.
Can Airbus sell us a low performance helicopter with high C of G, small fuel capacity and no anticipators to replace the last one?


or is that just fishing for people with tiger pro-nouns?
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Old 21st May 2024, 15:23
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Originally Posted by minigundiplomat
Can Airbus sell us a low performance helicopter with high C of G, small fuel capacity and no anticipators to replace the last one?


or is that just fishing for people with tiger pro-nouns?

The Makila engined HC.2 has the requisite anticipators!
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Old 21st May 2024, 18:03
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Originally Posted by la grua
The Makila engined HC.2 has the requisite anticipators!
That was pretty much the point! Decision made to stag on the Pumas, tefal heads do cost benefit analyses: “not safe without anticipators”. “can we retro fit to the Turmos?”, nope. Eurocopter, can you help? “ Mais oui, mon ami Brittanique, nous avons just the thing! ”….
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Old 21st May 2024, 20:22
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Obviously, HC1 pilots were superior beings.
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