AS350 Astar / AS355 Twinstar [Archive Copy]
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Just over there....no there.
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Try ringing +49 2382 82082. they have just bought a B3 with good hours and I KNOW he always likes to sell his helicopters, nearly got a 212 rating until he sold them all from under me...drat!
Don't buy it too quick though, I might still get to fly it
Sorry, slip of the keyboard it\'s a B2 NOT a B3
Rick
Don't buy it too quick though, I might still get to fly it
Sorry, slip of the keyboard it\'s a B2 NOT a B3
Rick
Heli Union training center has a FNPT2 which is a fixed base sim featuring the cockpit of a Fennec - Twin Squirrel with Arrius engines.
Héli Union Training Center
Aéroport d'Angoulême - Brie Champniers
16430 CHAMPNIERS FRANCE
Tél :33 05 45 90 33 30
Fax : 33 05 45 90 33 33
www.heli-union-training.com
Cheers
ATN
Héli Union Training Center
Aéroport d'Angoulême - Brie Champniers
16430 CHAMPNIERS FRANCE
Tél :33 05 45 90 33 30
Fax : 33 05 45 90 33 33
www.heli-union-training.com
Cheers
ATN
AS 350 engines
Does anyone have any information about the Arriel 1b engines in the AS350 BA. Apparrently a small piece of metal has fallen off the shroud on module 2 and has gone through the whole engine causing total destruction......engine write off 240,000Euros !!
To make it better , this probably happened 2 years ago and it has been flying around on public transport all this time....like a time bomb. Turbomeca deny there is a design problem but how many engines have had this happen and how many crashes ??? Any info really appreciated.
To make it better , this probably happened 2 years ago and it has been flying around on public transport all this time....like a time bomb. Turbomeca deny there is a design problem but how many engines have had this happen and how many crashes ??? Any info really appreciated.
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Arriel 1B huh? Now that seems to be one damned fine engine if it has tolerated FOD some two years back that has apparently taken out the interior of the engine, yet no-one has noticed it.
No vibes? No power loss? Just kept on haulin' a*s.
Doesn't seem that there's any design problem if the chain of events are as written.
I saw a copy of the IFSR for the Arriel a few years back and it was impressive for its reliability. If I recall correctly I could expect an in-flight shut down from all causes (fuel exhaustion, false indications, minor fault precautionary included) each 100,000 or so hours and a catastrophic type engine event each 500,000 or so flight hours.
Going on the data I saw it seemed that I could expect the thing to go BANG once each couple of thousand years at the rate of effort I was doing. Then again, it could be tomorrow, couldn't it?
I still feel real comfortable with them though.
(O.K you guys, I know it's French)
STL
No vibes? No power loss? Just kept on haulin' a*s.
Doesn't seem that there's any design problem if the chain of events are as written.
I saw a copy of the IFSR for the Arriel a few years back and it was impressive for its reliability. If I recall correctly I could expect an in-flight shut down from all causes (fuel exhaustion, false indications, minor fault precautionary included) each 100,000 or so hours and a catastrophic type engine event each 500,000 or so flight hours.
Going on the data I saw it seemed that I could expect the thing to go BANG once each couple of thousand years at the rate of effort I was doing. Then again, it could be tomorrow, couldn't it?
I still feel real comfortable with them though.
(O.K you guys, I know it's French)
STL
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Advice on AS-350 Airconditioning
Does anyone have experience on a good replacement unit for the AS350 airconditioner? Specifically, the electric blower motors are hideously expensive for what they represent and they seem to only have a short life.
Is there a modification that can be made to a Squirrel to make the air vents as good as the Bell air vents (on the 206/407 models).
Many thanks.
Is there a modification that can be made to a Squirrel to make the air vents as good as the Bell air vents (on the 206/407 models).
Many thanks.
Join Date: Mar 2003
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What system is fitted ? Aero AIre , or Integated ( jack keen version).
http://www.maverickhelicopter.com/
If you talk to these guys I think they have had experience with both versions.
http://www.platinumaviation.com/
now sell the integrated flight system.
http://www.aeroaire.com/ is now run by enviro systems.
I think the french factory installed system was based on Aero aire .
http://www.maverickhelicopter.com/
If you talk to these guys I think they have had experience with both versions.
http://www.platinumaviation.com/
now sell the integrated flight system.
http://www.aeroaire.com/ is now run by enviro systems.
I think the french factory installed system was based on Aero aire .
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Integrated Flight Systems, owned by Platinum Aviation are the best in the business for air con systems for the AS350. Give them a call and talk to owner Leroy Aday.
www.integratedflightsys.com
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www.platinumaviation.com
Cheers
Ned
www.integratedflightsys.com
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www.platinumaviation.com
Cheers
Ned