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Chaps,
Could anyone give me an update of what is actually built at the Westland/Leonardo site in Yeovil these days. Is it still just Lynx and EH101, or have Agusta sent some other work there?
It's been almost 20 years since I worked there so just curious?
Many thanks,
CRAN
noooby
22nd Jan 2018, 14:01
SAR 189's as well
Ian Corrigible
22nd Jan 2018, 14:26
Nooby,
But just the eleven UK SAR aircraft by the sounds of it:
Flight: Leonardo Helicopters could move AW149 production to UK (https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/leonardo-helicopters-could-move-aw149-production-to-439087)
Although Leonardo Helicopters had hoped the Somerset site would become a centre of excellence for search and rescue (SAR) AW189s, a lack of orders beyond 11 for Bristow Helicopters in the UK has put paid to this in the short term; although [Managing Director of Leonardo Helicopters Daniele] Romiti refuses to rule out some future SAR work, it is entirely dependent on volumes, he says.
I/C
Thanks Guys,
That's really helpful.
CRAN
:ok:
MightyGem
22nd Jan 2018, 19:25
Certainly not Lynx. It's just gone out of service.
212man
22nd Jan 2018, 20:03
Certainly not Lynx. It's just gone out of service.
Depends if you classify a Wildcat as a Lynx....
If it looks like a Lynx and sounds like a Lynx........................
Oh, and is built from some parts of 'retired' Lynx.................
chevvron
23rd Jan 2018, 21:40
They built Apaches there too.
chopper2004
24th Jan 2018, 00:46
They built Apaches there too.
'Did' would be more appropriate - all 67 of them...
The newer E model Guardian will be assembled at Mesa , AZ
Boeing contracted to remanufacture 38 UK Apaches to AH-64E standard | Jane's 360 (http://www.janes.com/article/70381/boeing-contracted-to-remanufacture-38-uk-apaches-to-ah-64e-standard)
I am led to believe there were talks between Boeing and Leonardo re support afterwards but for sure not as far as being assembled.
Cheers
MightyGem
24th Jan 2018, 21:03
Depends if you classify a Wildcat as a Lynx....
If it looks like a Lynx and sounds like a Lynx........................
Oh, and is built from some parts of 'retired' Lynx.
Very true. :):)
One just taxied past my window and my first thought before it came into view was that someone must have been flying a Lynx for delivery somewhere - then the ugly tail section came into view...............