AW169
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: LOS
A valve controlled by a guarded and (tell-tale) wire-locked switch in the cockpit would do the job. We had such an arrangement in the S61N and some S76B's
As Geoff suggests, an interconnect valve between the tanks to essentially turn "2" tanks into one is the easiest fix.
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 37
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From: Australia
Fkelly.....your weight query
Here is one I did for a police setup
BW .... ......2914kg
3 crew .... ...300kg
Equip ........ 450kg
OEW ..... ..3664kg
Total Fuel... 900kg
Total........ 4564kg
AUW.........4600 kg
Margin.....36 kg
Not great! Needs to be at least 4800 AUW to be effective. I be.ieve this will be achieved by AW near future.....
Cheers
Here is one I did for a police setup
BW .... ......2914kg
3 crew .... ...300kg
Equip ........ 450kg
OEW ..... ..3664kg
Total Fuel... 900kg
Total........ 4564kg
AUW.........4600 kg
Margin.....36 kg
Not great! Needs to be at least 4800 AUW to be effective. I be.ieve this will be achieved by AW near future.....
Cheers
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 37
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From: Australia
Non-PC Plod........
Mmmmm.....so it seems you are not to sure how we work out crew weights
Person...85kg
Flight suit/jacket /helmet/ boots/switlik....8kg
NVGs/battery pack with counterweights.....1 kg
Flight bag .... 5kg
Round it off to 100....give or take as some crew will be lighter and others heavier.
Really don't have to eat to many pies for an adult male pilot to be around 85 - 90kg these days on average.
Cheers
Mmmmm.....so it seems you are not to sure how we work out crew weights
Person...85kg
Flight suit/jacket /helmet/ boots/switlik....8kg
NVGs/battery pack with counterweights.....1 kg
Flight bag .... 5kg
Round it off to 100....give or take as some crew will be lighter and others heavier.
Really don't have to eat to many pies for an adult male pilot to be around 85 - 90kg these days on average.
Cheers
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: N20,W99
Performance Hot and High?
Anybody that has operated it care to comment on the Hot and High Performance of the helicopter.
The Density Altitudes we operate are between 8 and 14 thousand, we currently operate a A109SP and the time of the year where only 2 passengers can be carried out of 6 passenger seats is coming, the boss is asking about this one, but I have heard that it is a great helicopter until it reaches altitude.
Our 109SP Grand New becomes a dog in couple of months around here, I am not wrong when I say you can carry a lot more in a Bell 407 in May.
Not really worried about OEI performance, we are used to the fact from our 109SP, just AEO performance.
Thank you
The Density Altitudes we operate are between 8 and 14 thousand, we currently operate a A109SP and the time of the year where only 2 passengers can be carried out of 6 passenger seats is coming, the boss is asking about this one, but I have heard that it is a great helicopter until it reaches altitude.
Our 109SP Grand New becomes a dog in couple of months around here, I am not wrong when I say you can carry a lot more in a Bell 407 in May.
Not really worried about OEI performance, we are used to the fact from our 109SP, just AEO performance.
Thank you
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: N/A
BlenderPilot, you should look at an H145... They did demonstrations in South America at really high density altitudes with up to 8 pax...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GJYUBGtJa8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GJYUBGtJa8
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: 1 Dunghill Mansions, Putney
Originally Posted by Margins
What is the maximum certified altitude for take off and landings for the H145?
Right now the two platforms offer a similar useful load (3,816 lbs vs. 3,717 lbs), though as NASUS mentions a 4.8 tonne IGW for the AW169 is already in work, which would push its useful load up to 4,158 lbs.
I/C
Joined: Nov 2016
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From: Italy
Fkelly.....your weight query
Here is one I did for a police setup
BW .... ......2914kg
3 crew .... ...300kg
Equip ........ 450kg
OEW ..... ..3664kg
Total Fuel... 900kg
Total........ 4564kg
AUW.........4600 kg
Margin.....36 kg
Not great! Needs to be at least 4800 AUW to be effective. I be.ieve this will be achieved by AW near future.....
Cheers
Here is one I did for a police setup
BW .... ......2914kg
3 crew .... ...300kg
Equip ........ 450kg
OEW ..... ..3664kg
Total Fuel... 900kg
Total........ 4564kg
AUW.........4600 kg
Margin.....36 kg
Not great! Needs to be at least 4800 AUW to be effective. I be.ieve this will be achieved by AW near future.....
Cheers
Joined: Jun 2014
Aviation Qualifications: Spotter
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From: Netherlands
Have a look at:
http://www.the-blueprints.com/
They ask 7 credits for the drawing in various formats.
But minimum amount of credits is 25 @ €20,00
You can have 3 different aircraft for that
SLB
http://www.the-blueprints.com/
They ask 7 credits for the drawing in various formats.
But minimum amount of credits is 25 @ €20,00
You can have 3 different aircraft for that
SLB
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 154
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From: N/A
Why, by that time in the flight, would you still be out of range of a place to land. Baring some significant other problem, I just can't figure that out. What am I missing?
It means I should plan all my flights considering that.