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Old 7th Feb 2024, 17:49
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Originally Posted by Blackhawk9
H135's are already used in the basic Helo training role at the joint helo school at Nowra, these 5 aircraft will be used for advanced training for Army ops at Oakey for not just BH but lead in to all three types, 60,64,47. Cheaper to use the 135 for basic Army ops then go onto the three operational machines, this path has been wanted for some time.
There are H135's and then there are H135's - HATS uses EC135T2+ (CPDS) and the Juno HT.1's will be EC135 T3H (Helionix). Granted if you squint from a distance they are similar but assumption can be the mother of all..............
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