Bond Cork
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thank you for that picture, really appreciated.
I cant but help compare it with the Irish Helicopters EC135T2+
The inflator bottle for the pop outs is much smaller on this machine and is located on the port instead of the starboard side, and the nose radome is much larger resembling those I have seen on the larger EC145. Interesting picture to me.
I cant but help compare it with the Irish Helicopters EC135T2+
The inflator bottle for the pop outs is much smaller on this machine and is located on the port instead of the starboard side, and the nose radome is much larger resembling those I have seen on the larger EC145. Interesting picture to me.
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The larger bottle on the irish lights heli is for the floats only. there are two bottles on the bond aircraft the large which is on the other side of the aircraft is for the floats and the smaller one seen here is for two six man life rafts . Hope that clears things up.
One big bottle RHS = Aerazur Zodiac original fit.
Two small bottles either side = Apical aftermarket (lighter, cheaper, manual activation, raft incorporation option, etc, etc)
Fat radome = Radar that might actually work!
Two small bottles either side = Apical aftermarket (lighter, cheaper, manual activation, raft incorporation option, etc, etc)
Fat radome = Radar that might actually work!
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the nose radome is much larger
Also, does anyone know what that unit is forward of the radalt antennas on the tailboom?
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its the ADELT, automatically deployed emergency locator beacon. The Irish Lights aorcraft has it also and it used to be on the starboard side of the previous bolkows.
great pics thanks.
great pics thanks.
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I hear the Bond operation in Cork is in difficulty.
6 months on still no AOC despite being a requirement from day 1 and still being operated by BOS. Cant see the IAA being to pleased with that.
Also hear that staff are unhappy with low wages and the usual Bond extra work for no pay lark and are looking elsewhere. Itll only take one or two to jump ship and the operation is all but grounded.
6 months on still no AOC despite being a requirement from day 1 and still being operated by BOS. Cant see the IAA being to pleased with that.
Also hear that staff are unhappy with low wages and the usual Bond extra work for no pay lark and are looking elsewhere. Itll only take one or two to jump ship and the operation is all but grounded.