SA 315B Lama
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From: Houston,Texas
Denali Lama
Cascade ,Idaho was my last fire season with this machine(Denali Lama) and it showed up to HAI and it recieved a 25 hour inspection after the show at my other job and then EVERGREEN go bye bye!
Last edited by Bcopters500; 1st May 2013 at 02:04. Reason: Photos
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From: Milano, Italia
Idaho was my last fire season with this machine (Denali Lama).
Mount Denali - (aka Mount McKinley)
Location: 63.0694° N, 151.0072° W
Elevation: 20,320 ft.
Mount Denali at sunset
The Denali Lama (or at least one of them) within the Mt. Denali environs
The Denali Lama evacuates Claude Ratte and one other injured climber from 14 Camp, West Buttress (Photo: Matt Steen)
One of the Denali Lama drivers
Mt. Denali in flight
The Denali 'Rescue' Lama
Perhaps there are others with some more shots from Evergreen's days running this contract.
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: England
Some Lama shots from 1979, Dollar in Scotland.
2013-05-12 (61) by ericferret, on Flickr
2013-05-12 (70) by ericferret, on Flickr
2013-05-12 (39) by ericferret, on Flickr
About a minute after I took this photo a guy in a Morris Minor with glasses as thick as beer bottle bottoms ignored the guys waving him down and drove under the aircraft which he never saw!!!
EX Dollar hands will recognise the "Great White" parked in the background.
2013-05-12 (61) by ericferret, on Flickr
2013-05-12 (70) by ericferret, on Flickr
2013-05-12 (39) by ericferret, on Flickr
About a minute after I took this photo a guy in a Morris Minor with glasses as thick as beer bottle bottoms ignored the guys waving him down and drove under the aircraft which he never saw!!!
EX Dollar hands will recognise the "Great White" parked in the background.
Last edited by ericferret; 12th May 2013 at 15:23.
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From: Aberdare, Wales
A Lama helicopter in Sweden. Nordic Rotors - SE-JNA
Also a nice Lama at work video.
On the lama instrument panel in the bottom right corner there is a dial to the right of the instrument with the plane on it, can anyone say what this does please?
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From: Tokyo
It's a 'Computer'
Hi HeliStudent,
It's a circular slide ruler type of computer that surround the collective pitch indicator. With noting the outside air temperature and pressure altitude, the pilot can determine the maximum gross weight at which the outside condition will permit. you can also get from it the maximum pitch setting, actual gross weight (under hovering condition) and density altitude.
I'll try to get a hold on my 35 years old training manual and get you more details.
Very clever at the time.
Cheers
kami
It's a circular slide ruler type of computer that surround the collective pitch indicator. With noting the outside air temperature and pressure altitude, the pilot can determine the maximum gross weight at which the outside condition will permit. you can also get from it the maximum pitch setting, actual gross weight (under hovering condition) and density altitude.
I'll try to get a hold on my 35 years old training manual and get you more details.
Very clever at the time.
Cheers
kami
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From: Tokyo
you're welcome!
It is Akagi Helicopters.
Actually 2 companies are still flying the Lama: 1 at Toho Air Services and 3 at Akagi Helicopters.
They are switching to B3e so Toho will stop operating next year. Akagi may keep them flying a bit more.
Kami
It is Akagi Helicopters.
Actually 2 companies are still flying the Lama: 1 at Toho Air Services and 3 at Akagi Helicopters.
They are switching to B3e so Toho will stop operating next year. Akagi may keep them flying a bit more.
Kami
Last edited by Downupside; 5th July 2013 at 10:25. Reason: Company name in the video title... but in Japanese
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From: Aberdare, Wales
Kami thank you again.
I have found a photo of an Akagi Lama and it has the same green stripe as in the video -
There is also something I have not seen before - this Japanese Lama has something connecting the landing gear assembly to the back of the skids like a wavy piece of metal or something?
Also it has two sets of mirrors in front, is this for training purposes?
I have found a photo of an Akagi Lama and it has the same green stripe as in the video -
There is also something I have not seen before - this Japanese Lama has something connecting the landing gear assembly to the back of the skids like a wavy piece of metal or something?
Also it has two sets of mirrors in front, is this for training purposes?
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From: Europe
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Some very nice pictures (among 350 and Al3) of Air-Glaciers (Swiss) Lamas
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Le jeu de pales d'Air-Glaciers, par Richard Chapuis - Photos - Le Nouvelliste Online - Quotidien Valaisan
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Some very nice pictures (among 350 and Al3) of Air-Glaciers (Swiss) Lamas
:Le jeu de pales d'Air-Glaciers, par Richard Chapuis - Photos - Le Nouvelliste Online - Quotidien Valaisan
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From: Chateaufort, France
HeliHenri - Merci pour les photos d'Air-Glaciers.
Elle sont tres belle.
Is for stop sling cable to touch skids.
Lama spare parts
Elle sont tres belle.
back of the skids like a wavy piece of metal or something?
Lama spare parts
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From: Ireland
Does anyone know the rate of descent for the Lama in autorotation? I am trying to figure out how long it took Jean Boulet to come down during his world record "longest-autorotation" in 1972. Thanks.
500 Fan.
500 Fan.
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From: Chateaufort, France
Ah Jean Boulet - what a great man.
I will try to find information for you on this but what I can say now is that he does not have constant ROD in this flight. To start he will drop very fast and lower altitude he slow down.
I will try to find information for you on this but what I can say now is that he does not have constant ROD in this flight. To start he will drop very fast and lower altitude he slow down.
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From: Scotland
Lamas
Anyone ever know what became of G-LAMA???
Used to work on that one as well as G-BNNF (where is this one now?) which we rebuilt then it's was put on its side in Ireland not long after......MV was not a happy bunny!!
Used to work on that one as well as G-BNNF (where is this one now?) which we rebuilt then it's was put on its side in Ireland not long after......MV was not a happy bunny!!