identify the chopper

[mat777]

so, i was watching one of my a-team boxsets earlier and in one of the episodes a woman is taken hostage by a pretty damn large heli. im buggered if i know what it is though.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/rockin_all_over_the_world/c5d626fb.jpg

also, what is with the huge winglets?

[Gordy]

Bell 222

http://www.rotorfx.com/helicopters_for_rent/images/Bell_222A_0019.jpg

[Matari]

mat777, speaking of winglets, try to ID this one:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2223/2069287453_15bee76181.jpg

(bonus for naming the operator!):ok:

[industry insider]

SA330 Puma with some bits stuck on

[Matari]

Industry, right first time.

[FoxtrotAlpha18]

Operator = South Africa?

[yellowwall]

Havent you seen and watched Airwolf??????????? :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Buy the DVD box set at once. Beats the A-Team hands down in my on view

HO_Bfdbc_pE

[MikeNYC]

Red Dawn, the movie.

[Saint Jack]

Thank you Gordy, for NOT saying '222A', there is of course no such machine as a '222A' despite a great number of people advertising them for sale.

Matari, I believe this is a AS330 'conversion' for one of the Rambo movies - the one in which he saves Afghanistan. The 'operator' in this case was the Soviet air force.

MikeNYC, You may be correct, but I thought the background looked more like Afganistan.

[bladepitch]

mike has it correct. the movie is RED DAWN.

there were two of them in the movie.

[he1iaviator]

I believe the 330J used in the Rambo movie belonged to PHI at the time. It was later bought by Pacific Helicopters in PNG.

[ShyTorque]

Helicopter recognition!

I flew an RAF Puma HC1 into Heidelberg during my RAF OCU training in 1979, before any were based in RAFG. We couldn't understand why so many folks came outside to see us - it seemed like the whole camp was out there!

Then as we climbed out someone asked us why we were flying a "Hip" (Mi-8) in West Germany.....

[Good Vibs]

Many years ago while watching one with the wife & kids there was a problem with Airwolfs tail rotor.
The hero takes it off and goes to the local horse Blacksmith who repairs it over his open fire with his hammer!
My wife asks, as a joke of course, why we make such a big deal about our maintenance when all we need to do is do it their way.
Unfortunately lots of "people" believe what they see on TV......

[on21]

Re the Airwolf clip, I hope he didn't leave it unattened rotors running! :ugh:

[stringfellow]

so having just bougtht the magnum box set airwolf is now required eh.

i wonder if string and tc matched up who would win??

[FH1100 Pilot]

Oh, watching that "Airwolf" clip did bring back some memories. But...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: As much as I like to think of myself as the "Stringfellow Hawke" type of calm, cool, steely-eyed helicopter pilot, if I'm being honest I'm really more like Dom Santini - and as I get older, so much like him that it's creepy :-/

[Paddyviking]

Did he ever find his brother "Sinngin"
Pv

[ironchefflay]

His brothers name was Saint John, its only pronounced "sinngin"

He is found in the first episode of the last season apparently, played by Barry Van dyke. and he becomes the primary character for the last season

[MightyGem]

Helicopter recognition!

I flew an RAF Puma HC1 into Heidelberg
Seemed to be a thing with the Yanks in Germany around that time. On final to Hahn(I think) in a Lynx, in the 80's, ATC asked what we were, and when told, asked if we were British. :ugh:

[HowlingMad Murdock]

Mat777 - nice A-Team chopper pic! Have not seen that episode in a while! Am sure ya'll will have a blast watchin' your D.V.D.'s
- I love it when a plan comes together!:)

[FairWeatherFlyer]

Does the 222 have a set of skids tucked away inside the fuselage? Watch Airwolf II as it blows up!

[FH1100 Pilot]

Picky, picky, picky...

Just do what I do: Keep repeating to yourself, "It's not a documentary. It's not a documentary..." Gets me through the most inane aircraft segments of TV shows/movies.

[yellowwall]

@ FairWeatherFlyer,

No, Its either the shell of an old Hughes 500 or else an R/C model of a 500 that was used in the blown up bits in all the episodes. (Some episodes it looks like a Huey that is blown up).

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Shame Jan Michael Vincent turned out the way he did. He was drinking all the time on shoot of the series.
Also, hard to believe Ernest Borgnine is still going the same as ever, he has lived the best acting career alot of people think.

[Matari]

he1iaviator is right about the modified Puma/Hind being operated by PHI.

[Heli_Fella]

Anyone remember the series with the Jaws bloke flying it seeing the modded Puma made me think of it. I think its a modded Gazzelle?

sd3lDhyM21M

[oibal60]

Don't laugh, but as a youngster, I LOVED watching Airwolf and, yep, I'll admit it, wished to grow up as a Stringfellow-Hawke type.
Then when Blue Thunder came out ...awww geez ...that was IT!

I actually have the theme music to Airwolf as the 'signoff' for when I shut down my home computer.

Gerry