50 years to this day BO105 flew for first time
Hi Hugh
You could add G-BGWP, G-AZOM (Bristow but crashed while on lease to Bond) and G-BGKJ to your list and I am sure there must be others.
As to struggling in the heat I remember a single engined height climb in Tanzania with 5H-MUM.
Geof Croot flying said after a few seconds into the climb "we have established a rate of decent"!!!!!
You could add G-BGWP, G-AZOM (Bristow but crashed while on lease to Bond) and G-BGKJ to your list and I am sure there must be others.
As to struggling in the heat I remember a single engined height climb in Tanzania with 5H-MUM.
Geof Croot flying said after a few seconds into the climb "we have established a rate of decent"!!!!!
Hi Hugh
You could add G-BGWP, G-AZOM (Bristow but crashed while on lease to Bond) and G-BGKJ to your list and I am sure there must be others.
As to struggling in the heat I remember a single engined height climb in Tanzania with 5H-MUM.
Geof Croot flying said after a few seconds into the climb "we have established a rate of decent"!!!!!
You could add G-BGWP, G-AZOM (Bristow but crashed while on lease to Bond) and G-BGKJ to your list and I am sure there must be others.
As to struggling in the heat I remember a single engined height climb in Tanzania with 5H-MUM.
Geof Croot flying said after a few seconds into the climb "we have established a rate of decent"!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfz8...s&spfreload=10
At 00:09 onwards, it looks like the rear passenger also has a cyclic?
500 Fan.
At 00:09 onwards, it looks like the rear passenger also has a cyclic?
500 Fan.
http://www.dlr.de/ft/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1388/1918_read-3390/
The helicopter was destroyed in a fatal crash 1995, when a wire antenne broke loose short after takeoff and disabled tailrotor control.
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The 105s currently aboard the Akademik Tryoshnikov, G-BATC,G-TVAM, G-WAAS are on lease to the Swiss Polar Institute from The South Georgia Heritage Trust.
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That was usually G-BATC in Trinity House Colours at one time usually flown by Geoff Bond and crewed by Duke Guerin, others also did it of course but were relief for the dynamic duo.
It featured in a Blue Peter programme and when interviewed on camera the pilot was asked if it was dangerous, he replied not really and the bit was cut and he was told you can't say that, earlier the crew had asked for Blue Peter badges and were told that they were not handed out willy nilly, much amusement about this back at base.
It featured in a Blue Peter programme and when interviewed on camera the pilot was asked if it was dangerous, he replied not really and the bit was cut and he was told you can't say that, earlier the crew had asked for Blue Peter badges and were told that they were not handed out willy nilly, much amusement about this back at base.
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Hi Hugh
You could add G-BGWP, G-AZOM (Bristow but crashed while on lease to Bond) and G-BGKJ to your list and I am sure there must be others.
As to struggling in the heat I remember a single engined height climb in Tanzania with 5H-MUM.
Geof Croot flying said after a few seconds into the climb "we have established a rate of decent"!!!!!
You could add G-BGWP, G-AZOM (Bristow but crashed while on lease to Bond) and G-BGKJ to your list and I am sure there must be others.
As to struggling in the heat I remember a single engined height climb in Tanzania with 5H-MUM.
Geof Croot flying said after a few seconds into the climb "we have established a rate of decent"!!!!!
I think you are getting two different accidents mixed up.
The 105 crashed into the sea offshore Skegness. Conoco VIP trip if I remember correctly.
It ended up hanging from the floats on one side with the other side torn off. Tail rotor driveshaft failure.
The aircraft that went down on the sand bar while carrying out the seal count in the Wash was Helicopter Hire's Alouette 2. John Crewdson the MD and the observers were all killed.
Main rotor detached.
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/3-19...p-26-june-1983
The 105 crashed into the sea offshore Skegness. Conoco VIP trip if I remember correctly.
It ended up hanging from the floats on one side with the other side torn off. Tail rotor driveshaft failure.
The aircraft that went down on the sand bar while carrying out the seal count in the Wash was Helicopter Hire's Alouette 2. John Crewdson the MD and the observers were all killed.
Main rotor detached.
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/3-19...p-26-june-1983
Last edited by ericferret; 26th Feb 2017 at 12:58.
G-AZOM was certainly the one that crashed in July 1984 off Skegness after the tail rotor drive failed. AAIB report G-AZOM . In my time with Irish in '73 it was registered EI-AWB.
