Originally Posted by
TipCap
Very good points raised, Gouli
I'm afraid I disagree. Aircraft flying the North Sea normally sit overnight in hangars and are started up soon after being pulled out, so they're not cold soaked in low temperatures. Once started and at operating temperature, it's pretty irrelevant what the oat is. Wind? Explain to me how that can be considered a harsh environment - last time I checked there were rarely 155kt winds in that area, which is what the 225 spends most of its airborne time experiencing. Operating regime? What; flying in a straight line for two hours, hovering for a few seconds and landing? I think this is a better example of a harsh operating environment, with a much more diverse range of dynamic and structural flight loads:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oGUbPdc5CI0