50 years of the Gazelle

ericferret · 2017-02-17 12:42:10

So..... pictures????:ok: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7856_zpsg1bidzqa.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7869_zps2myige14.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7871_zpsqr4svfpr.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7877_zpsxzf23v5l.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7883_zpsmfikoahj.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_2524_zps9krvzbax.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/IMG_7893_zpsezlkwwj4.jpg

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17th April 2017 | 13:31

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chopper2004

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My photos part 2

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Originally Posted by Squat switch

So..... pictures????

17th April 2017 | 17:23

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Some lovely looking machines there - made me quite nostalgic, didn't quite manage 1000 hrs on type though.

17th April 2017 | 17:29

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Nigerian Expat Outlaw

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crab,

Got a lump in my throat too. Like you I managed just under 1,000 hours, then onto Scout, aka flying bomb.

Great photos and memories of Middle Wallop.

NEO

17th April 2017 | 19:50

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Plank Cap

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Spotter's corner....

Great pix!

Sorry for being a pedant, but curious to learn why the differences...? Some Gazelles with small vs. large end plates on the horizontal stabiliser, some with upturned engine exhaust vs. rear facing exhaust, some with enclosed tail rotor drive shaft vs. open tail rotor drive shaft........

Lovely looking aircraft. Don't make 'em like that any more.....

17th April 2017 | 20:47

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md 600 driver

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Technically ctfs arrived behind me

17th April 2017 | 22:22

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chopper2004

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Originally Posted by Plank Cap

Upturned exhaust as protection against MANPADs - heat seeking SAMS reduction in heat signature if you're thinking of the ALAT airframes ..

Plus safe to say some of privately owned Gazelles are ex mil , some are civil assembled from day one....et. Etc

Cheers

19th April 2017 | 19:29

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Ian Corrigible

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Here are my photos

Beautiful pics, thanks for sharing.

The 50th Anniversary meet was also mentioned today by Vector. Embarrassed to say I'd never seen the Gazelle/dragonfly sculpture before, despite it being 10 years old. Just shows how long it's been since I was last at Boscombe Down.

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Originally Posted by Plank Cap

Sorry for being a pedant, but curious to learn why the differences...?

The Gazelle: Flying, operating, buying thread is a great source of info - for example, this post (and subsequent) address the sand filter & muffler, while this one addresses the exposed TRD on military variants.

I/C