Originally Posted by Pilot DAR
I toured the schweizer factory a summer ago, and was told that the rotor system and drivetrain used in the pictured experimental no place helicopter (there really is a seat hidden in it, I saw one there) would be transplanted into an upgraded 333.
They do have a manned prototype, see the reference below:
http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/p...s.html?d=39384 But the real fire scouts have no seats, just equipment in them for unmanned flight.
-- IFMU