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Old 31st July 2021 | 09:58
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JoeCool88
 
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As it is the same for most of the other civil certified h/c, the problem of the H175 is that it is not designed for police missions from scratch. It was designed for the offshore transport of oil workers, only. Police missions are a totally different world where you e. g. need a lot more of flexibility, hover performance, fast roping capability, anti-icing etc. Of course you could add things, but as conversion / modification this always ends up in a compromise. In best case in a weight increase, only. Take the cabin floor of the H175, it could bear 280 kg/ sqm (evenly distributed) only. For oil & gas that`s sufficient, but as integrated part of the airframe it could not "just" be replaced. The Super Puma floor takes 800 kg/sqm in the standard version and 1600 kg/sqm in the reinforced version, and even there you have dents and distortions after transportation of ballistic shields or other assault equipment.
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