Rotorheads Around the World (incl 'Views from the Cockpit')
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Banana's Resort Panama(Carribean side)
Rare day off Rancho Palos Verdes, CA USA. Catalina in background Wind CALM
Football field size island off 3 miles off the coast Panama-Carribean side
Rare day off Rancho Palos Verdes, CA USA. Catalina in background Wind CALM
That is some distance to walk on water if the donk dies too.....
Join Date: Jul 2002
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That looks familiar! Still using the yellow duct tape to supplement the environmental control system I see!
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Floats with fins??
The 5ooE on fixed floats looks like an interesting helo. Are the vertical (diagonal) fins mounted on the rear of the floats to aid forward flight or when in the drink?
I assume that because there is no plate mounted on the bottom of the tail stinger that they are used to keep the TR out of the water in auto's, etc.
Anyone help?
I assume that because there is no plate mounted on the bottom of the tail stinger that they are used to keep the TR out of the water in auto's, etc.
Anyone help?
Sure a lot of changes in the young lady's curves from the prototype to the production model too. The sponsons look like some one took a big saw to the end of them. Shame they could not have put a nicer end on them.
Could be the cure for the pilot shortage in Nigeria....far less headaches for the company than manned aircraft.
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That aircraft – the first full-scale TR918 TRUV – was written-off in an April 5th crash after only five hours total flight time, due to an errant RF signal from the ground which trigged its self-destruct mode. The TR918 will be offered for military, paramilitary and civil apps. The TR916 is the version being developed for the Coast Guard under the Deepwater program, though this effort has now been delayed by at least three years due to funding issues, meaning that EIS is pushed back to FY-11 (vs. an original FUE date of 2006). The Marine Corps were also planning to buy some aircraft from the Guard’s line, but this plan now seems to have been dropped in favor of a competitive selection of a Pioneer replacement in the 2008-10 timeline.
The Eagle Eye concept has been flying since 1993, when the 85% scale TR911 prototype first flew. This aircraft was itself preceded by the Bell-Boeing D-340 Pointer TRUV, flown in 1993.
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The Eagle Eye concept has been flying since 1993, when the 85% scale TR911 prototype first flew. This aircraft was itself preceded by the Bell-Boeing D-340 Pointer TRUV, flown in 1993.
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