Dauphin London Bridge.
Impressive pics of tax payers money put to good use to defend Londoners.
Jolly good that they can set down close to where they are needed. Mjb |
There are two helicopters in that picture.
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Seen above a few times flying around. Boscombe down
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658 Sqn from Credenhill
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The report says this was the first time the new 70 strong team had deployed, but for the record, was there a report that a helicopter disgorged "police" in Westminster after the Westminster Bridge rampage?
Was Westminster incident Blue Thunders first deployment? Mjb |
You're really calling it 'Blue Thunder'??!?
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With living near battersea heliport I remember on a number occasions visiting the heliport and seeing the ex Argentina 109 painted up in the old AM colours with military serials and being told the sas where using these ?
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This is correct. They had the Argentinian one and bought two others. These were replaced with the Dauphins about 4 years ago. If you want to see pictures of them just google 8 flight.
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Not to be confused with the Navy's N2 Dauphins which have a similar principal colour.
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You're really calling it 'Blue Thunder'??!? Is it a falsehood? Mjb |
2 of them serviceable ???
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Originally Posted by Cows getting bigger
(Post 9791965)
There are two helicopters in that picture.
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Why the Dauphin? Speed? It looks unexpectedly un-military though clearly appearances are deceptive.
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Certainly seems pretty quick - 145 knots?
I assume they take out the leather seats for the men with mad staring eyes, Gucci guns and Nomex suits? Has it emerged yet whether any of Hereford's finest did any `offing' or was that all armed constabulary? |
Originally Posted by mickjoebill
(Post 9792714)
I clearly quoted the article, that's what the article says they are called.
And I imagine that the helicopter won't stay blue for very long. |
Originally Posted by tartare
(Post 9792888)
Certainly seems pretty quick - 145 knots?
I assume they take out the leather seats for the men with mad staring eyes, Gucci guns and Nomex suits? Has it emerged yet whether any of Hereford's finest did any `offing' or was that all armed constabulary? |
So how in heck did a pair of AS365s scramble from Hereford to central London in 8 minutes? I'm not even sure they could have sortied from *Horseguards* in that sort of timescale. Were they already "on patrol"?
PDR |
Originally Posted by PDR1
(Post 9793073)
So how in heck did a pair of AS365s scramble from Hereford to central London in 8 minutes? I'm not even sure they could have sortied from *Horseguards* in that sort of timescale. Were they already "on patrol"?
PDR |
With turbo boost and whisper mode engaged I estimate Hereford to London in 5 minutes,
30 seconds to check themselves over in a mirror, 2.5 mins to slot the bad guys. Home for tea and medals. Or the police sorted it out. Or there were already troops on the ground |
Always knew turbo boost and whisper mode existed. Airwolf must have been real........ :cool:
NEO |
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