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Old 9th Feb 2023, 09:19
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Originally Posted by chevvron
Gazelles are 'old' tech; they entered service with the AAC in '77/'78; the latest equivalent offering from Eurocopter/AB is the EC120 (H120?) although even this is no longer produced.
Also the Gazelles in AAC service had much more basic equipment compared to RAF/RN examples in order to be maintained in the field.
That’s interesting, the Navy Gazelles I had a chance to fly in had far less kit than the Army ones and we had, and that was very little.
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