I'd love to trade my 117 for a 145, the improvements all appear to be the result of listening to the customer. Difficult to believe Eurocopter would be capable of such a move
At the risk of spooking the weather gods, in 5+ years operation my 117 has yet to leak in the rain, in flight or on the ground. And all the panels still go back in the right place without persuasion; German and Japanese standards at their highest, IMHO.
I remember the astonishment shown many years ago, when the VicPol introduced new radios and we asked for motorcycle control heads for the Dauphin, since they were already waterproofed. The radio techs actually thought we were joking
