Helicopter made in Tanzania
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"...VW flat engine on board. The motors, manufactured by Volkswagen in Germany, are the same used to make the ‘Robinson’ helicopters..."
Ah! That would be the Nigerian involvement. Sourcing build parts..
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Ah! That would be the Nigerian involvement. Sourcing build parts..
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Two months from concept to completed fuselage with "VW" engine fitted? No way.
This looks more like an exercise in fiction-writing than anything else, little here makes any sense at all.
Is it a kit perhaps? Anyone recognise it?
This looks more like an exercise in fiction-writing than anything else, little here makes any sense at all.
Is it a kit perhaps? Anyone recognise it?
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Ah, Tanzania and helicopters...
If you ever find yourself in the skies over Dar, there's a helipad on the roof of the Holiday Inn but don't land there! It was the brainchild of the hotel's owners and a brave chap from Everett actually landed a Dauphin there once as a kind of proof-of-concept. With the front wheel all the way forward of the pad, the rear wheels apparently cleared the rear edge by about 4 centimeters. Beyond the edge: a twenty-storey drop-off. To their credit, the Tanzanian CAA denied the hotel a license for their pad. So nevermind arriving by helicopter but do visit the rooftop bar if you can for sweeping views of the city and good food.
If you ever find yourself in the skies over Dar, there's a helipad on the roof of the Holiday Inn but don't land there! It was the brainchild of the hotel's owners and a brave chap from Everett actually landed a Dauphin there once as a kind of proof-of-concept. With the front wheel all the way forward of the pad, the rear wheels apparently cleared the rear edge by about 4 centimeters. Beyond the edge: a twenty-storey drop-off. To their credit, the Tanzanian CAA denied the hotel a license for their pad. So nevermind arriving by helicopter but do visit the rooftop bar if you can for sweeping views of the city and good food.
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Hope it's better than this one (video which came up after that one):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKL6-VqjShg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKL6-VqjShg
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What is it about African aeronautical engineering that leaves one with a feeling that it's all lacking a little, in design and construction professionalism? 
The interviews with constructors, pilots, and persons in authority, all appear to be about 20 times longer than actual, successful, flight trials!
The interviews with constructors, pilots, and persons in authority, all appear to be about 20 times longer than actual, successful, flight trials!
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Revolutionary,
What utter nonsense. It wasn't a brave chap who landed there. Everett have flown their Dauphin and BK117s there many times as it's a licensed helipad and well able to handle a Dauphin. I have personally landed there on numerous occasions in both the 365 and the 117.
The rooftop bar does have good views, but I have never found the food there to be particularly good.
Ah, Tanzania and helicopters...
If you ever find yourself in the skies over Dar, there's a helipad on the roof of the Holiday Inn but don't land there! It was the brainchild of the hotel's owners and a brave chap from Everett actually landed a Dauphin there once as a kind of proof-of-concept. With the front wheel all the way forward of the pad, the rear wheels apparently cleared the rear edge by about 4 centimeters. Beyond the edge: a twenty-storey drop-off. To their credit, the Tanzanian CAA denied the hotel a license for their pad. So nevermind arriving by helicopter but do visit the rooftop bar if you can for sweeping views of the city and good food.
If you ever find yourself in the skies over Dar, there's a helipad on the roof of the Holiday Inn but don't land there! It was the brainchild of the hotel's owners and a brave chap from Everett actually landed a Dauphin there once as a kind of proof-of-concept. With the front wheel all the way forward of the pad, the rear wheels apparently cleared the rear edge by about 4 centimeters. Beyond the edge: a twenty-storey drop-off. To their credit, the Tanzanian CAA denied the hotel a license for their pad. So nevermind arriving by helicopter but do visit the rooftop bar if you can for sweeping views of the city and good food.
The rooftop bar does have good views, but I have never found the food there to be particularly good.
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*Sigh* Ok. This was many years ago so admittedly the details may be fuzzy but this was the owner of the place who took me up to the rooftop to show me his helipad. It was a helipad alright but not built to anything approaching international standards. It might have fit a Dauphin with a few inches to spare but there wouldn't have been any room to disembark the passengers. As I recall, it was denied certification at that time. I think we might be talking different timeframes here, not that you stopped to ask me first before jumping in headlong with a stern rebuke. My god man, you even find fault with my characterization of the food. You insufferable know-it-all Limey ****.
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*Sigh* Ok. This was many years ago so admittedly the details may be fuzzy but this was the owner of the place who took me up to the rooftop to show me his helipad. It was a helipad alright but not built to anything approaching international standards. It might have fit a Dauphin with a few inches to spare but there wouldn't have been any room to disembark the passengers. As I recall, it was denied certification at that time. I think we might be talking different timeframes here, not that you stopped to ask me first before jumping in headlong with a stern rebuke. My god man, you even find fault with my characterization of the food. You insufferable know-it-all Limey ****.
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I used to live in the Holiday Inn in 2013 and was also shown the helipad by the owner, though an Everett 365B2 Dauphin made the first landing there in 2010. It is available to view on You Tube. When I last assisted in offloading 6 passengers from a Dauphin on the roof, there was more than enough space for them and all their baggage and then to fit the blade tie-downs before leaving the helicopter parked there.
The pad is licensed as a private category aerodrome by the TCAA http://www.tcaa.go.tz/files/AIP%20SU...Aerodromes.pdf as it complies fully with international standards.
You would do well to check your facts first before insulting others you don't know with derogatory remarks. I will not lower myself to your level.
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Revolutionary. I know how you feel as I often want to smash my fist into the PC screen when I read some irritating post. However, don't lose it completely as there is more good than bad on PPRUNE and we are all guilty sometimes of upsetting each other.
Soggyboxers. You should be a little more gentle with some folk.
Soggyboxers. You should be a little more gentle with some folk.
