Hill Helicopters HX50
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Originally Posted by muffin
I am however prepared to be underwhelmed when the news hits. Hopefully I will be surprised.
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Means absolutely nothing to anybody ... An undefined helicopter operation will start in an undefined location, serving an undefined need. The start time is defined, but without the the other information, completely pointless waste of webspace. Even the https certificate has no location defined.
I'm starting a 'truly private' Coffee shop soon - location and further details as to whether you qualify to be a customner to be announced ...
I'm starting a 'truly private' Coffee shop soon - location and further details as to whether you qualify to be a customner to be announced ...
DeltaNg
You will be gobsmacked when you see ! A truly private machine means just that. You cant and won't be able to use it for PT or Part SPO work. I believe this will come to fruition, as and when it does it will leave all other manufactures light years behind
You will be gobsmacked when you see ! A truly private machine means just that. You cant and won't be able to use it for PT or Part SPO work. I believe this will come to fruition, as and when it does it will leave all other manufactures light years behind
Originally Posted by [email protected]
Until the first one crashes........
With all the cloak and dagger surrounding this new helicopter, it's going to have to be something special. Let's hope we will not be disappointed ?
Originally Posted by Channel Flyer
Cornish made and it is an exciting prospect. You should have more faith.
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"Truly private" would mean it cannot be certified for anything useful, such as commercial ops. So, the only buyers will be the "Look at me!" generation. Pretty limited market.
Will it be able to land in places that regular rotorcraft cannot?
I hope the R&D funds weren't used on that website, what a waste of bandwidth.
And you will find a lot more "negative people" here on PPRuNe than Crab, add me to the list as well.
Will it be able to land in places that regular rotorcraft cannot?
I hope the R&D funds weren't used on that website, what a waste of bandwidth.
And you will find a lot more "negative people" here on PPRuNe than Crab, add me to the list as well.
AC
That is the point it won't be certified for commercial ops, hence a truly private machine. It will also get away from the current manufacturers competition on who can rip the owner off the most !
As for pretty limited market, just the opposite i think you will find, If you have £ 500k to spend what do you get ? 50 year old designed second hand 206 / 500. Have to spend at least that to buy an R66 or £ 1m plus on a 505, so if you are a private owner do you needed it commercially certified er NO.
It is really about time we as an industry stopped putting up with the overpriced crap that the current manufactures come up with. I guess at least Bell has tried to do something about it with the 505, but they wanted to certify it for commercial ops hence the price tag
That is the point it won't be certified for commercial ops, hence a truly private machine. It will also get away from the current manufacturers competition on who can rip the owner off the most !
As for pretty limited market, just the opposite i think you will find, If you have £ 500k to spend what do you get ? 50 year old designed second hand 206 / 500. Have to spend at least that to buy an R66 or £ 1m plus on a 505, so if you are a private owner do you needed it commercially certified er NO.
It is really about time we as an industry stopped putting up with the overpriced crap that the current manufactures come up with. I guess at least Bell has tried to do something about it with the 505, but they wanted to certify it for commercial ops hence the price tag
Originally Posted by treadigraph
Cierva Grasshopper last flew sometime in the early 70s I think. I recall seeing three separate airframes in a hangar/shed just west of Bristow's main hangar when I visited in early 1978, pretty sure the project was moribund by then.
