50 years of the Gazelle

[ericferret]

50 years of the Gazelle fly in being organised at Middle Wallop.

Gazelle 50th Anniversary Commemorative Fly-in | Threshold (http://www.threshold.aero/events/fly-in/gazelle-50th-anniversary-commemorative-fly-in#participants)

[ericferret]

Looking at the list this seems to be turning into an army aviation fly in.

So if youve got a Sioux, Scout, Alouette might be a nice day out.

£30 for two visitor tickets or £35 exhibitor ticket.

[md 600 driver]

Eric
There is no ex army aviation alouettes in flying condition at the moment in the uk

S

[ericferret]

I think that a number of aircraft are "exhibits" by the look of the list so a hidden green paint scheme might not be de rigeur.

[Threshold.aero]

We're looking for anything that has linage to the Gazelle, or anything that's related in some way. Fenestron equipped helicopters, for example, would be good.

Obviously, if you own a Gazelle, it'd be great if you could come.

[email protected] if anyone has any questions or would like to come! ;)

Chris

[Up & Away]

c/n 003 (Sud-Aviation) SA.341 Gazelle
F-ZWRI rereg as XW276
First Gazelle in UK used for Army eval.
Now Based at Newark Air Museum nick named "George"

[sycamore]

U & A,first flew a Gaz,(-01,FZWRH) at CEV,46 yrs ago last week. 3 weeks later at AAEE, flew 003/XW276,on airtest.Next day had a transmission failure in the hover whilst winching,at about 10-15 ft..Did`nt see it again for a few months...So ,back to Marignane and Bretigny to fly -04,and 01 ..
003 was always behind the other pre-production a/c in terms of modifications to the airframe,engine and fenestron that were done to the others,but still served it`s purpose.Good to see it`s in a good retirement home....

[Threshold.aero]

We've tried to get 003 down to Middle Wallop for the event, sadly Newark Air Museum didn't want it to be moved, which is sad but understandable. :(

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Now Based at Newark Air Museum nick named "George"Sorry, it was always Gary Gazelle in the RAF, along with Walter Wessex at 2FTS.:ok:

[md 600 driver]

Hi
Is anyone going to the gazelle 50th anniversary at middle wallop on Saturday ?

[ericferret]

Seem to be about 15 private Gazelles going plus some military. Also 10 Austers, no sign of any Alouette, Skeeter or Bell 47(Sioux) as yet.

[chopper2004]

Hi
Is anyone going to the gazelle 50th anniversary at middle wallop on Saturday ?

Yep I am,

cheers

[ExGrunt]

Well done to the much maligned little Gary, that quietly soldiered on delivering valuable service all over the place.


My personal best experience was lifting a 4 man team with bergans. How you do it is two bergans on the middle seat, with pax 1 & 2 on the out side seats. Then pax 3 & 4 stood facing outward on the skids wearing bergans which sit in the lap of pax 1 & 2.


Mind you it needs a running start to get over the tree line at the end of the field. Now my addled memory is that it was Teeny Weeny Airlines, but as it was an Anglo-French exercise it could have been Armee de Terre like:
http://www.helicopassion.com/images/WBL/WBL144/SG14J1308h.jpg

[Ricktye]

Hard not to miss the old girl!

http://www.pprune.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=2059&stc=1&d=1491511111

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Had the pleasure of flying a Gazelle last week for the first time in nearly 20 years - I had forgotten how nice it is (apart from the seating position) and the visibility from the cockpit is just fantastic.

Have a great weekend at Wallop.

[BOBAKAT]

i check my book...Only 1700 hours on the beauty... 1200h on 341 and 500h on 342.. Miss you so much ;)

[Squat switch]

So..... pictures????:ok:

[Tickle]

Yes, please share some photos!

[horatio_b]

Not my own photos, but some here

Middle Wallop Gazelle Meet - 8 April 2017 ? FighterControl ? Home to the Military Aviation Enthusiast (http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&p=889612)

[chopper2004]

So..... pictures????:ok:

Here are my photospart one including yours MD 600 last to arrive :)

cheers

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7536_zpsszj7loqu.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7587_zpsrgynnikb.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7637_zpshxnahvps.jpg

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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7657_zpspleygslq.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7661_zpsmxhrs0sc.jpg


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7666_zpsi1hogsnu.jpg

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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7834_zpsvb8iyq8d.jpg

[chopper2004]

So..... pictures????:ok:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7856_zpsg1bidzqa.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7869_zps2myige14.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7871_zpsqr4svfpr.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7877_zpsxzf23v5l.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7883_zpsmfikoahj.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_2524_zps9krvzbax.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7893_zpsezlkwwj4.jpg

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Some lovely looking machines there - made me quite nostalgic, didn't quite manage 1000 hrs on type though.

[Nigerian Expat Outlaw]

crab,

Got a lump in my throat too. Like you I managed just under 1,000 hours, then onto Scout, aka flying bomb.

Great photos and memories of Middle Wallop.

NEO

[Plank Cap]

Great pix!

Sorry for being a pedant, but curious to learn why the differences...? Some Gazelles with small vs. large end plates on the horizontal stabiliser, some with upturned engine exhaust vs. rear facing exhaust, some with enclosed tail rotor drive shaft vs. open tail rotor drive shaft........

Lovely looking aircraft. Don't make 'em like that any more.....

[md 600 driver]

Technically ctfs arrived behind me

[chopper2004]

Great pix!

Sorry for being a pedant, but curious to learn why the differences...? Some Gazelles with small vs. large end plates on the horizontal stabiliser, some with upturned engine exhaust vs. rear facing exhaust, some with enclosed tail rotor drive shaft vs. open tail rotor drive shaft........

Lovely looking aircraft. Don't make 'em like that any more.....

Upturned exhaust as protection against MANPADs - heat seeking SAMS reduction in heat signature if you're thinking of the ALAT airframes ..

Plus safe to say some of privately owned Gazelles are ex mil , some are civil assembled from day one....et. Etc

Cheers

[Ian Corrigible]

Here are my photos
Beautiful pics, thanks for sharing.

The 50th Anniversary meet was also mentioned today by Vector (https://www.linkedin.com/hp/update/6260488079824556032). Embarrassed to say I'd never seen the Gazelle/dragonfly sculpture before, despite it being 10 years old (http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/1456190.0/). Just shows how long it's been since I was last at Boscombe Down.

http://i.imgur.com/R2FMKUU.png (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155866837080673266/)

Sorry for being a pedant, but curious to learn why the differences...?
The Gazelle: Flying, operating, buying thread (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/160829-gazelle-flying-operating-buying.html) is a great source of info - for example, this post (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/160829-gazelle-flying-operating-buying-33.html#post6323138) (and subsequent) address the sand filter & muffler, while this one (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/160829-gazelle-flying-operating-buying-33.html#post6323640) addresses the exposed TRD on military variants.

I/C

[Flying Bull]

I have a nice painting

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOintyElGopw22lAFxruVoxGzpCZuE6lJ7NZAE_SkM4CKv2fT_31Wjj ygExq-o_Rw/photo/AF1QipN_noqKvLQXahKLYY1Hz61UONlXZAVlV5sdJHyo?key=bUE3dEpUMXZ RYS1LLUtwb1N4YnpJcFlvWVdlMmlB

https://goo.gl/photos/FtQ7y2jAZJDJVuff7

It was in favot for a pilot, who got handicaped and managed to get airborne again.