Originally Posted by
Phoinix
The 169 is a replacement for the alouette. Also for the 212 the 169 will be a logical “silent” replacement, after a recent avionics “upgrade” fail. It’s a LUH, but more than the 212 in every aspect.
A door gunner is not mandatory in Europe I guess, so not every helicopter is worked around it. By the looks of the US LUH (145) neither is there, with a tiny sliding door.
It was around 7 years ago, the upgrades to their Ab-212 were done , I think by RUAG Aerospace, (it was back at Austrian Helidays 2016 my pics below the pilots told me)
Btw said Ab-212 pilot was coming to RAF Linton-on-Ouse for the EDA Helicopter Tactics Course week after the show finished...
cheers