SAAF Puma's (SA.330)

[seaking677]

Hi All,

Just wondered if anyone had any details/pics of the instrument panel of the SA.330. I'm trying to restore one to put on display but trying to locate gauges etc is proving a little difficult. Ideally if anyone has the relevant pages from the IPC (Vol 3) covering the 1980's period, that would solve a number of issues.

Kind regards

Nigel (Owner Sea King XV677)

[GoodGrief]

Always a good source for pics.
Helionline.de (http://www.helionline.net/448-967457-723947/photogallery/33/147.html)

[heli1]

Is this one of the SAAF airframes bought by the RAF for spares years ago,or another? The panels may differ as some SA Pumas were upgraded.

[Fareastdriver]

The RAF 330 Cs that are now the Puma Mk2 had a conventional instrument panel with the engine instruments on the vertical panel to the left of the flight instruments. The civilian S330 Js I flew had the engine instruments on the console just below the RHS pilots collective grip. This was the original set up as far as I could see having seen one of the 330A (bulbous nose) prototypes at Marignane that was the Super Puma engineering prototype.

You will have to ask a SAAF pilot where they had the engine instruments and then you can build one up from the aforementioned photographs.

[seaking677]

Hi Heli1,

Yes it's one purchased for the RAF, 184 c/n 1378 SA.330.

I have copies of the IPC, instrument panel pages for the RAF version but there dated June 2000 and are completely different as I thought they would be.

Cheers

Nigel

[Fareastdriver]

C/n 184 is very early so I would hazard a guess that the engine instruments are down on the console as per one of the photos that GoodGrief mentioned.

[seaking677]

Hi Fareastdriver,

Sorry the serial is 184, the c/n is 1378. The engine instruments are vertical in the centre of the panel between P1 and P2.

Cheers

Nigel

C/n 184 is very early so I would hazard a guess that the engine instruments are down on the console as per one of the photos that GoodGrief mentioned.

[Fareastdriver]

I can believe that they had one that early. When we reformed 33 Sqn with the first of the HC1s we had a letter from a SAAF Squadron that was already operating Pumas. They had the box section particle separator in front of the engines similar to the S61s.

We were ordered not to reply.

[heli1]

677....sent you email.

[seaking677]

Hi Heli1,

Had nothing yet.

Cheers

[The Claw]

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa434/paulsphoto1/11221679_10205747849608864_5431616892520046967_o_2.jpg

SAAF SA330H

[seaking677]

Many thanks for the pic 'Claw' excellent.

Regards

Nigel

[Fareastdriver]

The instrument layout looks a nightmare to fly with.