On the nose Pofman.
It was decided to fit the Marconi Heli-Tele on the port [left!] side mainly because the BO105 G-BFYA was already flying with it on that side and the Alouette had also been so equipped..... but it ran into technical problems.
The massive ball was interfering with the tail rotor - likewise fitted on the same side.
Incidentally I ran into a Marconi Heli-Tele ball at ILA Berlin this year.... fitted to a DLR BO105 D-HDDP in the static and still marked up as being a Marconi although I suspect the internals bore little resemblance to the 1980 originals.
Heliconair was owned and run by the brother of actress Wendy Craig. His plans of c1963 actually invisaged an NPAS set up with a number of B2s spread across the UK. Right idea but way ahead of its time with the wrong type.
Last edited by PANews; 19th November 2012 at 09:41.