EC135P2i VIP Paint and interior options.....any ideas

[duke996]

Fellow Ppruners......my first post :\

I am shortly taking delivery of a new EC135P2i and am currently seeking ideas and/or photos of similar machines showing interior and paintjob in VIP configuration. (Google images just isnt cutting it..........)

Anyone heading to the HAI may be able to help as unfortunately due to work commitments, unable to make it..........ie/ photos

Any help will be much apreciated. :ok:

[Capt Hollywood]

And would anyone have a copy of the flight manual in PDF form?

CH :cool:

[SmokinHole]

I'd be interested in one of those too.

Thanks.

[Bravo73]

If you want your 135 to be really VIP, there can be only one option:

http://www.sybarites.org/2007/10/09/eurocopter-ec-135-l%E2%80%99helicoptere-par-hermes/



:ok:

[RVDT]

Colours - keep in mind that the PW's are a bit dirty with exhaust soot. Light colour will look pretty silly in a hurry.

Monaco - le Rasscasse (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Untitled/1134781)

Nimbus Grey Pearl Effect. (Nimbusgrau Pearleffekt) Audii TT colour from about 2000~2001. Du Pont Imron 6000 Clear over base. Or Standox is just as good.

Interior - up to you. I don't sit in the back so..............

[Ian Corrigible]

PP-MEG has a simple, stylish scheme and a very nice light cream leather interior.

Other colors that seem to go well with the type include light metallic blue (e.g. G-WHIN, OK-BYE), metallic gray, and silver (P4-XTC).

I/C

[Bladecrack]

Bravo 73
If you want your 135 to be really VIP, there can be only one option

Nice on the outside, horrible inside!! :}

RVDT
Monaco - le Rasscasse

Now that is the dogs bo**ocks!! :cool:

What are the round things below the exaust?

BC

[Nige321]

How about green... (http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1120424&photo_nr=84&prev_id=1120665&next_id=1119322)

N

duke - you have a pm...

[skadi]

Bravo 73


What are the round things below the exaust?

BC



The A/C is mounted at this place.

skadi

[duke996]

Thanks for the help guys.........Nige 321 has been a great help and come up with some fantastic ideas. The colours we are thinking would be a nice dark silver blending into a dark gunmetal grey like the 'Nimbus Grey Pearl Metallic'.---Any thoughts on this?? :ugh:

http://www.modeltek.com/EC135.jpg

Interior, in reply to eddie1 is to be done in ' black ultrasuede' on the roof and door linings and 'bentleigh leather' seats. (At this stage anyway)-Also small rego is a must.

Thanks again for the ideas and would still appreciate photos from HAI if anyone goes.

[John Eacott]

Also small rego is a must

Aren't you the lucky one: CASA issued a General Exemption on the 5th Feb 2008, allowing side rego letters to be a minimum of 150mm, instead of 300mm, on helicopters and FW<5700kg, valid until the end of January 2010 :ok:

Exemption 05 against CASR 45 (http://www.casa.gov.au/rules/miscinst/2008/EX05.pdf)

[RVDT]

Hope you ordered a good A/C unit. The EC one is renowned to be C.R.A.P. and heavy. The Metro unit is about half the weight and twice the output with no restriction in use while taking off or landing. The EC Unit is electric made by Keith and the Metro mechanical off the MGB.

Thats what the two big holes are under the Port exhaust ejector. The A/C unit is very simple with no electronics OFF/ON/RESET Fan Speed HIGH/LOW.

Evaporator in the front and one in the back. Works OK up to 43C so far.

If you ordered MEGHAS the screens generate a lot of heat as does the VEMD and CAD. Forced air ventilation is dismal on this aircraft and with any sliding windows open its pretty noisy.

Who/what is "fish"?

[duke996]

Thanks John.............for the info. Hope alls well down in sunny Melbourne. Couldnt be worse than the weather here.

150mm it is then. :D

P.S. John : New to this site re posting........how do you send a private message??

[RVDT]

Mouse over poster's name - click - options revealed!

[Brilliant Stuff]

How much does the metro A/C unit weigh?

[monkey_wrench]

Modified this T1 about 10 years ago (S/No. 115). It had an extended instrument panel, TCAS and UNS FMS installed. It had a relatively large credenza (removable) in the rear cabin to make it four seat. Interior was a bit heavy (with the credenza) and the pax found it a little bit of a job getting into the back compared to a A109 / AS-355...



http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee317/monkey_wrench_photos/VP-CAF1.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee317/monkey_wrench_photos/135Instruments.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee317/monkey_wrench_photos/135Interior.jpg

[Brilliant Stuff]

Cheers Monkey Wrench. What happened to the machine?

[Ian Corrigible]

How much does the metro A/C unit weigh?

~83 lb. See Metro A/C FMS (http://www.metroproductsupport.com//pdf%20files/EC135/AC/EC135_AC_FLIGHT_MANUAL_SUPPLEMENT_-8.pdf).

I/C

[Brilliant Stuff]

Cheers :ok:

[Senior Pilot]

duke996
Instead of being 'just another number' I could order a Personal Title and help support PPRuNe

Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 1

Fellow Ppruners......my first post :eek: ;)

I realise that Queenslanders are reputed to be a bit slower, but 5+ years of lurking must be nearly a record :p

Glad to see your contributions, and look forward to hearing more about your new acquisition :ok:

[RVDT]

SP,

Go easy there - lurking is a profession in Australia! :cool:

[monkey_wrench]

Brilliant Stuff:
I understand it lives on the deck of the Chelsea Football Club owners yacht..
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[EN48]

You may want to consider engaging Scheme Designers to assist in developing design ides. See www.schemedesigners.com (http://www.schemedesigners.com). I have worked with Craig Barnett on my last two acft and was quite pleased with the results. Total cost was about $800 U.S. per acft.

[Senior Pilot]

duke996,

Any progress? Did you choose a colour scheme? Has Eurocopter delivered, or up to their usual delays :hmm:

[bolkow]

I'd suggest going to (airliners.net), in th ehelicopter section choose eurocopter then the ec135 and you will see hundreds of examples of colour schemes. It may trigger ideas or preferences or at least give you an idea which way you may want to go.

[Big Bucks Bernie]

Brilliant Stuff:
I understand it lives on the deck of the Chelsea Football Club owners yacht..
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Eurocopter 135 T1 --- 0115 --- D-HECG -> VP-CAF -> G-HARP -> P4-LGB -> P4-XTC -> G-CEYF
Source: Rotorspot (http://www.geocities.com/rotorspot/vp-c.htm)

So it actually looks as if the bird is back on dry land (http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detail&aircrafttype=ec135&dataindex=2) ;) .

[duke996]

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2233-2/135-02.JPG

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2242-2/135-05.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2245-2/135-06.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2248-2/135-07.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2251-2/135-08.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2236-2/135-03.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2239-2/135-04.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2230-2/135-01.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2254-2/135-09.jpg

Interior all finished and extra avionics being installed currently. Three weeks to flying..........:D

[that chinese fella]

Looks like another superb paint job by Bill and his boys at Pac Crown there Luke, nice one.

For anyone who has not seen the attention to detail the surface finishers and engineers have at PCH, I tell you, it is art. :ok:

[Elan Head]

Another VIP take on the EC 135:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2644101516_c6f641536a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2644101734_1576a8bed1.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28301728@N05/2644101516/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28301728@N05/2644101734/in/photostream/

[Brilliant Stuff]

:}:}:}:}:}:}

Love the seats though.

[turboshaft]

Fo shizzle ma nizzle! But there's still something missing...

http://www.turboshaft.com/images/pimp_my_groundwheels.jpg

:E

[Nige321]

The model got built too...

One of the original proposal schemes.

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http://www.concept-models.com/EC135.jpg

[Ned-Air2Air]

Yeah but Nige there is a big difference - the model is actually flying :E:E:E

[ChopperFAN]

Awesome colour choice... top job

Which city will this be based? I wanna see it fly

Simon