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Sure a lot of changes in the young lady's curves from the prototype to the production model too. The sponsons look like some one took a big saw to the end of them. Shame they could not have put a nicer end on them.
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Robinsons...
My former R22. By photographer Adam Wright of my uncle Jack and I departing W24 (Falwell Aviation)
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...JackN8244S.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...N8339GRear.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...y/R44Astro.jpg My R44 Astro at Dalton Brothers Cattle Farm, Sycamore, VA |
First the horizontal stabs, now the verticals: what's this, a "spot the difference" competition? ;) :p
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"spot the difference"
Great eyesight there John. Each one appears to be the prototype of the next.
What's happening? |
Pilotless Bell prototype
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Could be the cure for the pilot shortage in Nigeria....far less headaches for the company than manned aircraft.;)
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That aircraft – the first full-scale TR918 TRUV – was written-off in an April 5th crash after only five hours total flight time, due to an errant RF signal from the ground which trigged its self-destruct mode. The TR918 will be offered for military, paramilitary and civil apps. The TR916 is the version being developed for the Coast Guard under the Deepwater program, though this effort has now been delayed by at least three years due to funding issues, meaning that EIS is pushed back to FY-11 (vs. an original FUE date of 2006). The Marine Corps were also planning to buy some aircraft from the Guard’s line, but this plan now seems to have been dropped in favor of a competitive selection of a Pioneer replacement in the 2008-10 timeline.
The Eagle Eye concept has been flying since 1993, when the 85% scale TR911 prototype first flew. This aircraft was itself preceded by the Bell-Boeing D-340 Pointer TRUV, flown in 1993. I/C |
Elite Aviation, Shannon Ireland
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...6/IMG_0526.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...6/8354315d.jpg :cool: "THE OLD GIRL STILL LOOKS BETTER" "All pics copyrighted to me" |
Some or these pics on here are staggering but here goes............. All at EGNX
http://mysite.orange.co.uk/aircraftphoto/AA.jpg http://mysite.orange.co.uk/aircraftp...nd_Arrival.jpg All pics copyrighted to me..... |
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...img0171xi6.jpg
Huey in Mexico about to commence ops on a power line construction project Hi Blender Thanks for the advice. Our real concern for not going too low in addition to wires is some nervous very protective farmers growing crops that look like tomatoe plants Its very beautiful here, great flying and very nice people. Might be going through Mexico City in a week or two if you have time for a bien muerto cerveza Hope I said that right adios amigo |
ayaarr,
Those mountains seem like the place where people like to string SMALL home to home wires across valleys, no posts, they just purchase 2 or 3 hundred meters of wire and swing it themselves from one tree to the next, be careful. People love doing that up there, and they do it where you will least expect it. Be careful and have fun. |
Originally Posted by SASless
Sure a lot of changes in the young lady's curves from the prototype to the production model too
Originally Posted by John Eacott
Fascinating: it looks as if no two of the horizontal stabs have the same layout in those S-92 shots
http://turboshaft.com/db2/00189/turb...redecessor.JPG (This'll sort the men from the boys :E ) I/C |
i'm trying this for the first time so if this doesn't work i shall hang my head in shame.
here are some from a trip to Alaska: a sample of the spectacular scenery there http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/100_0825.jpg along side a CF SAR machine (Caribou?) in Whitehorse, YT. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...y/100_0799.jpg more of the same recently in Wyoming with staging at 10000' and temps of 25+C which led some white knuckle moments: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/DSC00216.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/DSC00217.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/DSC00221.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...SetinTrees.jpg i have injoyed this thread immensely since it started and i hope you guys enjoy these pics. keep them coming! |
a couple more from alaska that wouldn't go in the last post. :ugh:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/IMG_0385.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/IMG_0396.jpg picking a bag in staging. this is what it (seismic) is all about but usually done in the bush: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e/100_0880.jpg |
Ayaarr,
That spot brings back memories. Be carefull up there. Many of those loads are way heavier than what they are labeled as. This example happened Daily : The steel plate and bags of bolts are the worst as they are not weighed. hook up to load, pull 50%, wont budge. put hook on ground, take other load, come back hook up to first load again minus weight, still wont budge, go through this several times unitl you get a 1200kg load off the ground ( hmm I wonder what it weighed to begin with), at end of cycle listen to guy with clipboard and stop wacth say how you were much slower this cycle was. pull hair out, Crave cold beer after work If you are where I think you are , there is one decent place to stay in the town. I hope you are there. Buena Suerte, your gonna need it:ok: RB |
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...y/trgb3co9.jpg
Result of tail rotor strike with a tree during long line ops last year I was told on the same project. Pilot ok Canon IXUS800 IS Rotorboy We have hook load meters installed The contractor has actually been very accurate with the weights so far and in six weeks I have had less than six that were approaching the limits and only two that I had to reject. Tamazunchale is the town regards and fly safe |
Vyskov air museum
Some pics from today when I visited the Vyskov air museum just off the main highway between Brno and Olomouc, Czech Republic. It is a small private museum with an interesting collection of aircraft.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/...s/Mi-2-EMS.jpg Early EMS/Police Mi-2 http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/...-4-gunship.jpg Mi-4 Gunship! http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/...hotos/Mi-8.jpg Mi-8 with logging window for the Loadmaster! This helicopter was painted back in its original military colours. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Mis.jpg Mi-1, Mi-2, Mi-4, and Mi-8 |
They look like they could be the military version of Thomas the tank engine ;)
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More fun with Photoshop, I really should get out more!
Ch :cool: http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/Approach.jpg |
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