Originally Posted by
JoeCool88
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.
What about the HK GFS
https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/stor...FSs-H175s.html
They are used for supporting the local SWAT i.e Hong Kong Police Force Special Duties Unit...
Also Royal Thai Police uses the H175 though uspect it more for ferrying the Royal Family.
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