The F3 had a VNE of 750kts, a number that was routinely ignored by all (even the QFI's)!!

Also the finest post and pizza delivery aircraft the MoD ever purchased.;)

It is relevant in the same way that a Porsche that is limited to 155 is still a shatteringly fast car. It speaks to the basic design excellence.

MOSTAFA

Bolkows are very nice toys, as long as you don't want to roll left suddenly....

You've obviously not watched the plethora of videos tourist, there's plenty of left rolling going on in that Bolkow (or I missed your point entirely)? As for basic design excellence - I almost choked on my cornflakes! Have you forgotten not being able to go anywhere for more than a hour without a risbridger and the less said about doors falling off, windows forever cracking and the more serious issues the better, they are now only distant memories for me.

As for you comparison of exceeding Vne with a car, you are highly unlikely to cause any structural damage to the car and of course your car does not have very far to fall if and when bits fall off.

Can I suggest we digress no further, you have your opinion and I obviously have mine, lets agree to let everybody get back to the 'what colour it ends up and why,' of which; I truly couldn't give a tinkers cuss as long as it is safe for the occupants.

MOSTAFA

The Bolkow is a bit famous for its ability to kill you when unable to recover from high right angles of bank.

I've never flown one myself, however some people who I have respect for tell me that it is not carefree handling. The guys you see on YouTube are very good to make it perform like that, and even then they sometimes mess up.


The Lynx however is easy for even hamfisted operators such as myself to fly. I've never been qualified on type, but I've flung it around sufficiently to be very impressed. I had it in attitudes I've very rarely seen inside the first 30 minutes.

I take your point about the risbridger.
I would argue that that is the detail rather than the basic design. As ever, Westlands has always been better at the big picture than the polish.

Did someone mention Lynx and camping?

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/425379127280170379/

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! if you think that has anything to do with the Bolkow other than the person thats pointing it then I'd suggest you are very wrong, (He's turning right by the way) you can take that from someone who has, now I'm off to watch the paint dry; which incidentally is what this is supposed to be about - PAINT.

Hamfisted operators FFS.

BO105 fatal accident back in 2006(?)

Seems to me that some people think there is a known BO105 turn problem.....