Bell 206: JetRanger and LongRanger
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Hi
I'm sure I might as well be asking for the proverbial 'Hen's teeth' or 'Rocking horse s**t'.....but here goes....
Does anyone know of a 'defunked' Jetranger fuselage located in England....tucked away in a yard or field somewhere..maybe slightly damaged...covered in green mould etc.......??
Many thanks
I'm sure I might as well be asking for the proverbial 'Hen's teeth' or 'Rocking horse s**t'.....but here goes....
Does anyone know of a 'defunked' Jetranger fuselage located in England....tucked away in a yard or field somewhere..maybe slightly damaged...covered in green mould etc.......??
Many thanks
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It has the same serial No so I suppose it is.
I know you can't see much from the cockpit of a spit but surely a JR is pretty big!
Carolyn Grace Spitfire
Carloyn Grace's Spitfire (ML407) was involved in an accident when its propeller blades struck a helicopter as it was taxiing to a halt at Duxford airfield on the afternoon of 31 March. No one was hurt in the accident but the helicopter, a Jet Ranger (G- JWLS) was badly damaged.
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I know you can't see much from the cockpit of a spit but surely a JR is pretty big!
Carolyn Grace Spitfire
Carloyn Grace's Spitfire (ML407) was involved in an accident when its propeller blades struck a helicopter as it was taxiing to a halt at Duxford airfield on the afternoon of 31 March. No one was hurt in the accident but the helicopter, a Jet Ranger (G- JWLS) was badly damaged.
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Kevin,
Is it for a simulator?
If so I spoke to a guy recently who'd done just that and said it was actually a good deal more difficult than he anticipated and the cockpit needed so much remodelling and metalworking he might as well have started from scratch and fabricated his own - which is exactly what he went on to do.
Si
Is it for a simulator?
If so I spoke to a guy recently who'd done just that and said it was actually a good deal more difficult than he anticipated and the cockpit needed so much remodelling and metalworking he might as well have started from scratch and fabricated his own - which is exactly what he went on to do.
Si
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The owner of European Aviation has one in his back garden (spooky as it fatally crashed there..) and the Egyptian Grocer has one in his garden nr Oxted as something for the kids (presume grand kids?) to climb in/out/over.
There also used to be one in the ditch at Fairoaks behind the blister hangar on the south side, but that may have gone now.
Failing that, Aces High at North Weald would probably know where to source one as they do that regularly for film work, but the price may be imaginative
There also used to be one in the ditch at Fairoaks behind the blister hangar on the south side, but that may have gone now.
Failing that, Aces High at North Weald would probably know where to source one as they do that regularly for film work, but the price may be imaginative
Bell parts, Agusta Bell 206's
This is a rumour network, after all..
Can anyone confirm or deny that - in the UK, from Jan 1 2006 - AB206's can only be fitted with Agusta Bell parts? Ie, where you could always fit Bell parts to an AB machine (but not vice versa), this avenue of pleaseure will be closed?
I can't find anything on the 'net, but a very good source tells me this is the case.
Can anyone confirm or deny that - in the UK, from Jan 1 2006 - AB206's can only be fitted with Agusta Bell parts? Ie, where you could always fit Bell parts to an AB machine (but not vice versa), this avenue of pleaseure will be closed?
I can't find anything on the 'net, but a very good source tells me this is the case.
News to me! Could be difficult since Agusta doesn't make that many parts for the 206?
But JAA (EASA) documentation is or will be required which Bell provides anyway with its parts. Could it be there that the confusion is?
But JAA (EASA) documentation is or will be required which Bell provides anyway with its parts. Could it be there that the confusion is?
If it helps... A while ago when I was last at Perth, Scotland there was a random set of JetBanger skids sitting in the middle of the airfield in the crop, they were pan-type float skids.
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LTO 7 Oct 2004
I happened to be scanning for a document and found this which may be where you have heard the problems with use of parts etc.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/536/LTO2539.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/536/LTO2539.pdf
206 Servo's
Okay, We all know that 206's are renowned for having leaking hydraulic servos (well, the ones I work on anyway). What methods do you use to keep hydraulic fluid from seeping onto the deck? I have only seen bags ziptied around the end to collect the fluid. We rotorheads are a resourceful bunch and I was wondering what you do with your machines to stop the mess?
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My old boss used to cut sponges to size and fit them below the hydraulic actuator in the gap were the hydraulic arm attaches to the deck, there by collecting the leaking fluid from the seal around the hydraulic piston... It worked OK,