Helicopter names
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Helicopter names
I wonder why some names are rarely used EC120 Colibri for instance.
Nearly every bell product I can think of had a name except the 407 and 429.
Was the S76 officially called the Spirit.
Nearly every bell product I can think of had a name except the 407 and 429.
Was the S76 officially called the Spirit.
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Isn't a designator enough?
Why would it need some animal's name?
Does an AS350 actually remind you of a squirrel ? Yeah, looks exactly like it...
Those new EC numbers are perfect. When someone tells you the 155 is a 6 ton machine, you can easily say:" Wait a minute, what was the second 5 for ?"
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Why would it need some animal's name?
Does an AS350 actually remind you of a squirrel ? Yeah, looks exactly like it...
Those new EC numbers are perfect. When someone tells you the 155 is a 6 ton machine, you can easily say:" Wait a minute, what was the second 5 for ?"
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The 429 was christened 'GlobalRanger' at launch, but the name seems to have fallen out of favor (too close a connection with the 206?). Ditto for the S-92 ('Helibus').
Looking at one of the other recent threads, some people apparently call the helicopters flying over their homes "Motherf......"
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Looking at one of the other recent threads, some people apparently call the helicopters flying over their homes "Motherf......"
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Possibly they realised the name "Colibri" could cause confusion.
It was already in use in other aviation circles, and had been for many years before they thought to use it for the EC120.
Brügger Colibri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was already in use in other aviation circles, and had been for many years before they thought to use it for the EC120.
Brügger Colibri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Irish were apparantly given the honour of naming the AW139 and chose Wolfhound to reflect Cu Chulain's dogs of war.The submission went into historic and mythologic detail and was well recieved by the Italians. Subsequently officially turned down for being 'too warlike' by the civil side of the DOD. Currently reflected in the formation callsign 'WOLF' adopted by all 139 formations, although this may vary in the future. I imagine it may be resurected by the Italians for the 149. It is a rather cool name!
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How on earth can "wolfhound" be considered aggressive? 
I think the Schweizer 300 should be called the Maybug - they share many aerodynamic properties
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I think the Schweizer 300 should be called the Maybug - they share many aerodynamic properties
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Those new EC numbers are perfect. When someone tells you the 155 is a 6 ton machine, you can easily say:" Wait a minute, what was the second 5 for ?"
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would be interestting to know rhat the Bolkow concepts between the 105 and the 117 where. I think the 108 was the precurser to the EC135 , wonder what the 106 and 107 were ?.
1977 | 0737 | Flight Archive
I am guessing the bo107 became the BK117.
and the BO 106
MBB Bo.106 helicopter - development history, photos, technical data
Wonder why it never went past prototype stage
1977 | 0737 | Flight Archive
I am guessing the bo107 became the BK117.
and the BO 106
MBB Bo.106 helicopter - development history, photos, technical data
Wonder why it never went past prototype stage
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Flap,
I would have thought one's and two's would have been appropriate rather than naughts and fives.....but then the French do have their own unique way of doing things.
I would have thought one's and two's would have been appropriate rather than naughts and fives.....but then the French do have their own unique way of doing things.
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Goodgrief - It's still pretty easy to follow - just remember to 'carry the one' (hence EC2xx & EC7xx for a 10-19 ton platform. If that European heavylift project ever gets off the ground, we could perhaps even see an EC9xx designation used, though a 3-engine solution would screw-up the ECxx0/ECxx5 logic...).
widgeon - The BO106 was a widebody BO105 that flew in '73, and was used as a trials ship for the next decade; the BO107 was a 10-seat study that preceded the BK117.
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widgeon - The BO106 was a widebody BO105 that flew in '73, and was used as a trials ship for the next decade; the BO107 was a 10-seat study that preceded the BK117.
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While we are on about names, is it true that the EH101 started life as European Helicopter Industries 01 and a typo by a clerk resulted in it's current designation?.
Incidentally, the ATC in the US still has the AS350 designated as a Squirrel. Personally, I lile the name squirrel. It's a warm, fuzzy creature and needs a lot of nuts to keep it going. Besides, close to the ground, on a windy day, it behaves exactly like one.
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Incidentally, the ATC in the US still has the AS350 designated as a Squirrel. Personally, I lile the name squirrel. It's a warm, fuzzy creature and needs a lot of nuts to keep it going.
Besides, close to the ground, on a windy day, it behaves exactly like one.Alt3.