For 500 Fan and other fans of the 500 series.

http://cdn-www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/aviati.../2/1788222.jpg

Finish Army MD500E (369E) of the Utti Jaeger Helicopter Battalion.

YBB
http://www.icelandexpress.is/is/uplo...h-flag-67x.jpg

http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/images/aer...icopter-68.jpg

Aerial photographer Richard Wainscoat next to the Hu500D he used for photographic assignment in America

http://cdn-www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/aviati.../2/1282277.jpg

HU500D Se-HUU of HT Helikopertransport AB seen here at Västerås in Hamre, Sweden

http://cdn-www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/aviati.../7/1786745.jpg

MD500E SE-JNB in Västerås - Sept 2010

Like the steps :confused:

I tried asking a friend what was attached to JNB but we could not find the answer!

If you like 500's with things stuck to them then how about this:

http://content4.thomsonaviation.thew...B8862D47F8.JPG

What the hell is that thing!! :eek::eek:

How do you think 300s are made?

My thoughts exactly!

It is a radiometric survey antenna. Radiometric surveys detect and map natural radioactive emanations, called gamma rays, from rocks and soils. All detectable gamma radiation from earth materials come from the natural decay products of only three elements, i.e. uranium, thorium, and potassium. In parallel with the magnetic method, that is capable of detecting and mapping only magnetite (and occasionally pyrrhotite) in soils and rocks, so the radiometric method is capable of detecting only the presence of U, Th, and K at the surface of the ground.

The basic purpose of radiometric surveys is to determine either the absolute or relative amounts of U, Th., and K in the surface rocks and soils and which data is useful for geological interpretation.

In a sentance; radiometrics are used for airborne mineral surveys!

Earl

To The Earl, with regards to 268ST - indeed she is no more.

LAX06LA015

She's in my logbook also.

I have heard of fast cars being a substitute for a penis extension but this is taking th episs !!

To the Earl!

I think you may find that the protrusion is in fact a magnatometer (which is pretty much the same thing just responsive to magnetie as you mentioned).

Here's a photo of a D model on a mag survey trying to locate underground water reserves in New Mexico

Photo tooo large for PPruNe so view here: http://blogidaho.biz/helisunset.jpg

http://home.flash.net/~afernand/hughes_500c.jpg

http://cdn-www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/aviati.../1/0960193.jpg

HM

Earl;

I like this post :ok: and say well done for many of your other posts which I like reading. :D

I had hoped that as you had 500s for Finland, Danmark and Iceland that there would also be one for Sweden!

YBB
http://www.icelandexpress.is/is/uplo...h-flag-67x.jpg

Earl - love those last photos. As a kid I lived in Sywell through the '70s and spent much of my school holidays playing round the airfield industrial estate (it was the '70s..) and motel. I remember watching the 500s in awe and on one occasion having one of the Sloane engineers explain to me about its 'jet' engine - it was always my favourite helicopter after that!

Sorry for the nostalgia

DipDop

(btw I wonder what happened to the crop spraying Hillers that used to be parked there?)

Just been waiting for the right moment, and being a mere frustrated wannabe pplh that was probably it!

One day, when my ship comes in (or the kids move out maybe...)

In the meantime I shall lurk on.

Cheers

Dip-dop
(2 posts now)

http://cdn-www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/aviati.../6/1803610.jpg

Breda Nardi NH500MC MM81053 di Guardia di Finanza a Cristoforo Colombo Genoa (GOA) 2010

Mmmm ...

Nice to see a pic of VH-BAG ..... I've got quite a few hours in her and her stable mate VH-BAD .... though in this pic I can't quite make out out who is flying her (it could be Leigh Hornsby ... in his skinnier days).

Those machine did heaps of work in their day ... they also went to the Antarctic after Vowell won the contract from Jayrow in '76 ...

Ahhhh .... those were the days :D

One of few MD500 in Croatia during turbulent '90s...

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/5616/md500d.jpg

What an incredible range of photos! It is wonderful to see so many different 500s, and some of them at various points in their life! The photo of ZK-HLL is its yellow scheme is especially exciting, HLL is a recurring memory in my childhood and was the first 500 I came into contact with as a child.

This may be a bit out of left-field, but does anyone have images of any of these machines? - N4EE, N9103F, C-GXJB, N3961H, N6295P?

Keep the photos coming guys, odd to see so few OH-6As though...I would have thought there would be more, sheriff's machines etc.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...atDSC_0162.jpg




http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...atDSC_0143.jpg




http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...riDSC_0095.jpg




http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...atDSC_0022.jpg


The above photos taken by me, Warbirds Over Wanaka Easter 2010.

N4EE, N9103F, C-GXJB, N3961H, N6295P
have any of them been registered in NZ in their life?

http://cdn-www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/aviati.../8/1256831.jpg

Snohomish County Sheriff's Department OH-6A Cayuse N13SD

http://cdn-www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/aviati.../5/0700559.jpg

Gainesville Police Department OH-6A Cayuse N911GP

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/N53HC.png

Hernando County Sheriff's Department OH-6A Cayuse N53HC