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7th June 2012 | 20:01

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FlyerFoto

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Olympic Colour Scheme

For anyone who is interested - Agusta Westland's AW-139 on test flight in new 2012 Olympic colour scheme.....

7th June 2012 | 20:46

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ShyTorque

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It looks like it's highlighting a huge stress point....

8th June 2012 | 04:17

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griffothefog

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I thought all new 139's had long noses?

8th June 2012 | 05:32

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helihub

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griffothefog - it's a 2008 build which AW has been using as a demo aircraft

8th June 2012 | 07:38

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toptobottom

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It's a 2010 build according to G-INFO

8th June 2012 | 11:24

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9Aplus

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Must be this one....

Quote:

AW139 s/n 31133
· Year of Manufacture: 2008
· Approx Hours Flown: 700FH

8th June 2012 | 13:02

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toptobottom

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9A - that's the same one...

8th June 2012 | 13:53

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RVDT

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Which Olympics are we talking about here?

Milan?

Standard Agusta logo -

8th June 2012 | 14:08

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9Aplus

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Must admit public data are not consistent...
AgustaWestland AW139 Production List © by: Damiano GUALDONI
AgustaWestland bring AW139 to UK for London Olympics | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source

My "official" sources list that SN 31133 like 2008. YOM
at 700+ FH, nice helicopter by all means

8th June 2012 | 14:19

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311kph

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It looks like it's highlighting a huge stress point....

tought it was a bit further down the tailboom

10th June 2012 | 09:15

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Savoia

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Which Olympics are we talking about here?

Lol, exactly! The craft wears, as RVDT mentioned, the standard AW livery.

In the OP there was the suggestion that this 'fly-through' may have been part of the up-coming Bond movie but yes, it does seem a little late for that.

The a/c reg may well be a give-away when it comes to what the craft is up to.

10th June 2012 | 13:37

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To me the livery looks like the standard AW livery with extra blue and red reflecting the union flag...

13th June 2012 | 10:41

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G-OLYM

Brilliant Stuff, that's exactly what it is !

13th June 2012 | 10:43

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lowfat

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14th June 2012 | 15:21

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Offenbach

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How ironic, a helo' G-OLYM (or maybe this particular machine will be
able to get closer to the event(s) than Battersea !!!)

24th July 2012 | 11:53

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Ian Corrigible

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Olympics ceremony secrecy urged

...but Rotorheads (incl. Sav) may want to tune-in.

I/C

24th July 2012 | 14:02

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PlymouthPixie

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Not Olympic at all - it's the new standard AW C/S. Same are applied to the training A109's at Newquay.

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Last edited by PlymouthPixie; 24th July 2012 at 14:07.