What helicopter for SAR in Norway?
Two bidders are invited to further negotiations for new SAR helicopters - regjeringen.no
Which presumably means Merlin and Super Puma are the remaining alternatives.
So, all the Europeans who have a hope in hell of delivering?
Which presumably means Merlin and Super Puma are the remaining alternatives.
So, all the Europeans who have a hope in hell of delivering?
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Norwegian Trade Unions want AW101 for SAR, not EC725 | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source
Maybe they can pick some up on the cheap?
Govt all set to cancel VVIP chopper deal - The Times of India
This is interesting considering Eurocopter has partnered with Heli One Norway. Same arguement about jobs for Norway.
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Norwegian Trade Unions want AW101 for SAR, not EC725 | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source
Maybe they can pick some up on the cheap?
Govt all set to cancel VVIP chopper deal - The Times of India
This is interesting considering Eurocopter has partnered with Heli One Norway. Same arguement about jobs for Norway.
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Maybe they can pick some up on the cheap?
Govt all set to cancel VVIP chopper deal - The Times of India
Govt all set to cancel VVIP chopper deal - The Times of India
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Connecticut politicians write grovelling letter to Norway after Sikorsky droppped from SAR tender | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source
Ha! Perhaps they should try with Canada!
Ha! Perhaps they should try with Canada!
NH-90 THEN AW-101 NOW
Let me go back more than a decade to the front lines of the NSHP. Having spent an inordinate amount of time pushing the H-92 for Norwegian missions including SAR, I now know that any aircraft would have fallen short in the government’s eyes. We were lambasted by the Norwegian Government for proposing an aircraft (H-92) that had no way of meeting all of their requirements. Hind sight is always 20/20. At the time, only the NH-90 met all of their very demanding mission requirements. Where is the NH-90 today? I have to admit now that, with knowledge of the Canadian S-92 issues many promises proposed for a mission compliant S-92 were at best a dream. Sikorsky would have most probably fallen well short. Good luck to Agusta Westland. They will need it over the long term.
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Hopefully Norway will have a better experience than Denmark . It's interesting that no civil helicopter operator has every taken the Aw101 into commercial service.
http://uk.rigsrevisionen.dk/media/1884590/1-2012.pdf
http://uk.rigsrevisionen.dk/media/1884590/1-2012.pdf
Boeing was the smart one when responding to the NSHP. They left the RFP sitting in the lobby at NSHP head quarters on Vahlallavagen. Smart move for the company with the only aircraft (CH-47) to meet most of the requirements.
Hopefully Norway will have a better experience than Denmark . It's interesting that no civil helicopter operator has every taken the Aw101 into commercial service.
http://uk.rigsrevisionen.dk/media/1884590/1-2012.pdf
http://uk.rigsrevisionen.dk/media/1884590/1-2012.pdf
One could interpret that as a sign of incompetence in configuration control or in other aspects of product lifecycle design and management. However, it is also strongly suggestive of a product designed to suck the life out of defence budgets across the world.
Be fair.Both Denmark and Canada made the mistake of buying a helicopter without sufficient provisioning for training in one case and spares in the other. The more recent practice of making the manufacturer responsible for ensuring the required number of aircraft are on the front line every morning has resolved the spares issue for those wise enough to adopt it ( not Canada ) and as for training...well...that is a decision for the operator.
At least with the AW101 you get a proven military based product...with a reliable transmission.....how many H92s have the US military bought? And let's not even mention Canada again.
And do US politicians even know where Norway is?......how big a country it is ?....the distances and climate to its furthest reaches ?
At least with the AW101 you get a proven military based product...with a reliable transmission.....how many H92s have the US military bought? And let's not even mention Canada again.
And do US politicians even know where Norway is?......how big a country it is ?....the distances and climate to its furthest reaches ?
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One of the key problems the Danish Military has with the EH101 was that Augusta Westland expected a servicability of approx 80%, which has never been possible ( now around 60%). Though it was never written in the contract for the 14 helicopters, therefore there was no breach of the contract.
I believe that the Norwegian Airforce has been looking very close into these mistakes made by the danes, and therefore will reach a much better contract, and result.
I believe that the Norwegian Airforce has been looking very close into these mistakes made by the danes, and therefore will reach a much better contract, and result.
One of the key problems the Danish Military has with the EH101 was that Augusta Westland expected a servicability of approx 80%, which has never been possible ( now around 60%).
At least IIRC a report by a Danish GAO equivalent put it that way some years ago.
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I have to say the Norwegian AW101 looks better and more like a Rescue Helicopter in the Orange and White scheme than the Danes Drab Olive
Lets hope the Norwegians do a better job than the Danes did.
Lets hope the Norwegians do a better job than the Danes did.