Semi off topic, but can be als a part of end of H 225
@all: By time and leisure I will support an interesting thread about Polish Aviation Valley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxZNtjkPpSE) and about PZL (Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (= [former] State owned Aviation Works (Plural; meaning a convolute of >20 works)). Then – perhaps as side effect – s.b. will catch which nerve he hit with his most stupid comments "former AW PZL Lobbyist", no “longer in industry” and by further defamations.
To give you a first glance of this new thread:
Already my nick "AW009" obviously missed the aha-experience of s.b., that there are a lot of evolutions and upgrades compared to "PZL SW-4 Puszczyk", which I know since August of 2004 very well due to an intensive cooperation and a lot of suggestions for improvement (approx. 80% are realized in AW009) by the German Group (AOC, CAMO, ATO) I’m working for.
Furthermore we presented to German Bundeswehr / FMOD Delegation (10 people) already in 2004 at Swidnik the 2nd prototype and presented in 2005 the first civil serial HC in Rhineland-Palatinate to ’hand selected’ civil & military operators (task forces; no administrative bodies of FMOD) and each pilot (approx. 18 + 2 'girls' (ATPL) of 34 guest) got 15 Minute flight time on PZL SW-4 under dual controls.
After some problems between the earphones of Polish Testflight Pilots and Engineers with ‘hot autorotation’ (whe have solved end of 2004 as shown in 14 Video Clips (by https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...FGg9d8nzhdnetg as one of our contributions to a still at present given cooperation),
SW-4 Puszczyk is successfully operated at Polish Air Force Academy at Deblin and its outpost at Bydgoszcz by 24 Training HC since mid 2005 (compare “Polish Trainer AW-PZL SW-4 Puszczyk „Waldkauz“, der Polnische „BSHS“ [B SHS = Basic Training Helicopter]: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/vi...polnische-bshs).
Again, for a very good HC as AW009 - now with optional RR C30 engine + FADEC + HUMS + FDRC + VRC + EFIS - you must not fear the H120 or the brand-new JetRanger 505x and you do not need lobbyist. You also must not worry about demand of commercial helicopter market. The very same effect is given to nearly the complete AW-Series, because AW developments are traditionally very near to customer demands. The same is done by Sikorsky and MD Helicopters (but by the latter still have problems in after sales services)
Of course military business is always welcome, also to LEONARDO, to its companies, sales & service organizations and business partners. Being in a market position to become more and more independent of a 50% / 50% mil/civil market diversification doesn’t mean market leadership, but is economically very comfortable, is an adequate position in negations with customers and is saving much expences for lobbyist.
There are cooperating a lot of experts and consultants with Polish Aviation Industry but most of them had never seen any money from Poland. Why? The answer is very easy; they work for the cooperation partners, the primary customers. So s.b. with worm's-eye view and primitively but very dangerous bashing against “AW-PZL Lobbyist” are totally off the matt, don’t catch it and don’t keep their wicked tongue under control.
In military HC-markets PZL Mielec and her subcontractors of Aviation Valley together with AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. (Czechja; AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s.) and her subcontractors in the metropole region of Prague) and PZL Swidnik – also in Aviation Valley of Poland - have already some surprise in their shelves (UH-60M BLACK HAWK, S70i BLACK HAWK, S-76D, Bell AH-1Z, Bell UH-1Y, Apache AH Mk.1, T129 and SW-4 ‘Solo’ (RUAV/OPH a Polish – British – Italian R&D Project completed within 2 ½ years!).
Might be I’m not only in cooperation with PZL X, but also with PZL Y and PZL Z and can report some more insider know-how out of Polish HC and also AC scenario.
To give a first assessment of present situation:
Poland and all EU and/or NATO Members in Eastern Hemisphere are on the best way to become a nightmare for H225M, Tiger and all M-series of AH. Although there is an urgent need to replace up to 400 HC of the Warsaw Pact Era in total. Only Romania and Bulgaria are traditional Aerospatiale-EC-AB countries.
Of course the Offshore Market is an other severe problem, but in the scenario as said before not so relevant as e.g. in North Sea or in Overseas
By this, let’s finish with those OT to present H225-Thread and back to the topics of H 225.
Thanks you for Interest.
Last edited by AW009; 28th Jun 2016 at 19:39.