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Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2023, 10:34
Replies: 8
Views: 1,507
Posted By heli1

Wrong again....the S-67 was not called Black Hawk...

Wrong again....the S-67 was not called Black Hawk ,which is an Indian tribal name, but Blackhawk which is entirely different 😀😀😀
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2023, 09:43
Replies: 455
Views: 265,638
Posted By heli1

VH-XH...9??? Not possible ??

VH-XH...9??? Not possible ??
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2022, 09:40
Replies: 271
Views: 54,095
Posted By heli1

I just wish I'd followed my belief and actually...

I just wish I'd followed my belief and actually put money on the V-280 to win. It was just the obvious winner when you looked st the complexities of the Coaxial/ pusher system
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2022, 08:37
Replies: 59
Views: 16,119
Posted By heli1

HeliOps also had a number of Mk.3 Sea Kings in...

HeliOps also had a number of Mk.3 Sea Kings in its stores so it will be interesting to see positive evidence of which aircraft are actually in Ukraine. Likewise the H225s .....Whilst there are/ were...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Sep 2022, 08:58
Replies: 39
Views: 8,539
Posted By heli1

Having looked through the catalogue sent to me...

Having looked through the catalogue sent to me and listening to the organisers hype ,I decided the idea of travelling to and through London by car/ train/tube was simply not a productive way of...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Aug 2022, 09:21
Replies: 1,619
Views: 444,580
Posted By heli1

"It worked for the Marenco"....not sure it...

"It worked for the Marenco"....not sure it has!
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2022, 09:10
Replies: 19
Views: 3,602
Posted By heli1

The Helicopter Museum up the road at Weston super...

The Helicopter Museum up the road at Weston super Mare has offered its new enlarged heliport as a venue with a split in profits and provision of ground staff etc,but may be too late for this year??
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jul 2022, 14:07
Replies: 488
Views: 209,866
Posted By heli1

Sikorsky would have had to fly straight and level...

Sikorsky would have had to fly straight and level and with the aft propulser free wheeling to qualify for the helicopter speed record attempt. Otherwise Bell could have claimed it years ago with...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jun 2022, 22:08
Replies: 102
Views: 28,478
Posted By heli1

Could be Castle Air ,who use AW139 or maybe the...

Could be Castle Air ,who use AW139 or maybe the Island Steamship Company??
Forum: Rotorheads
20th May 2022, 09:43
Replies: 5
Views: 1,890
Posted By heli1

Cockpit section appears to be redesigned on...

Cockpit section appears to be redesigned on design of S-92....the rest is still basically based on Super Frelon
Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2022, 10:06
Replies: 10
Views: 2,348
Posted By heli1

Almost certainly C Glight 22Sqdn based at RAF...

Almost certainly C Glight 22Sqdn based at RAF Valley,equipped with the Whirlwind HAR.2 in the mid-late 1950s and then the more powerful MK.10 .However the winch cable only allowed a hover height of...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd May 2022, 06:16
Replies: 14
Views: 4,572
Posted By heli1

Alan Bristow must be laughing from up on...

Alan Bristow must be laughing from up on high....His company finally got one over on his arch enemy Jock Cameron ,who ran the heavily subsidised BAH for many years........
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2022, 08:48
Replies: 48
Views: 18,480
Posted By heli1

Has this been substantiated or is it just a gripe...

Has this been substantiated or is it just a gripe from someone trying to stir things? We should know...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2022, 09:00
Replies: 28
Views: 8,067
Posted By heli1

Actually China is at war....with India over...

Actually China is at war....with India over disputed boundary in north east Himalayas and with ethnic tribesmen being imprisoned and forced to recant their religious beliefs.....so just as bad as...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2022, 10:40
Replies: 28
Views: 8,067
Posted By heli1

Airbus has even bigger stake in Russia ,with...

Airbus has even bigger stake in Russia ,with EC135 and EC120 in service plus their airliners. Again,both companies only sell civil aircraft to commercial and private Russian operators ( tho...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2022, 10:45
Replies: 20
Views: 3,714
Posted By heli1

Looking at the floor plan there seems to be a lot...

Looking at the floor plan there seems to be a lot of empty space in the booth areas. Travel issues may also knock attendance this year ?
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2022, 21:25
Replies: 1
Views: 1,396
Posted By heli1

HeliData now on the web

The new HeliData News&Classified is now freely available to read on the AviaPress Associates website,combining Helicopter International,Military Helicopter News and the old HeliData into one online...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2021, 10:14
Replies: 39
Views: 8,539
Posted By heli1

So true Ned.....I went to the first ones at the...

So true Ned.....I went to the first ones at the Excel Centre only because our company had a booth there,but declining footfall and the travel problems soon put an end to it. What's the point of a...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Apr 2021, 21:42
Replies: 11
Views: 2,080
Posted By heli1

Try HeliData Classified,been going since 1980'and...

Try HeliData Classified,been going since 1980'and online as well as hard copy circulation. Office @ aviapress.co.uk
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2021, 09:54
Replies: 11
Views: 4,566
Posted By heli1

Duke of Edinburgh

So sad to lose HRH....he reformed the Queens Flight after the RAF realised he was flying Navy helicopters out of the Palace gardens,was the first Hon. President of the Helicopter Club of Great...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2020, 16:04
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,852,730
Posted By heli1

very late to the party but the Wesland rep is...

very late to the party but the Wesland rep is Peter Derham ,the shop supervisor at the company's Weston factory.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2020, 17:54
Replies: 40
Views: 16,453
Posted By heli1

I also did my Enstrom training with Dennis/ Tony...

I also did my Enstrom training with Dennis/ Tony Clarke at Booker ...in 1983, but knew him from the mid-1970s....simply splendid man. He even restored my Grandfather Clock for me at one time. I was...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Oct 2020, 16:28
Replies: 39
Views: 17,304
Posted By heli1

So wasn't this the aircraft that it was hoped...

So wasn't this the aircraft that it was hoped might be donated to the Helicopter Museum for preservation ?
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2020, 07:29
Replies: 7
Views: 3,592
Posted By heli1

Much maligned. I flew one regularly for 30 years...

Much maligned. I flew one regularly for 30 years until the CAA withdrew the type certificate and even now am grounded only because of a faulty fuel pump and difficulty in getting spares,otherwise I'd...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2020, 15:05
Replies: 28
Views: 8,325
Posted By heli1

Bearing in mind the incredibly tough conditions...

Bearing in mind the incredibly tough conditions that these helicopters operate in ,especially in Siberia and thst some 14000 have been built to date...and counting,I wouldn't say the helicopter is...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Aug 2020, 07:29
Replies: 1,619
Views: 444,580
Posted By heli1

Expect a Gazelle like appearance with 5 seats and...

Expect a Gazelle like appearance with 5 seats and a fenestron plus turbine engine.photo and details in this month's Helicopter Internstional
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2020, 10:06
Replies: 40
Views: 17,957
Posted By heli1

AW139 Leased or purchased ? No info on ADF tender...

AW139 Leased or purchased ? No info on ADF tender website and no info on review of MRH future withdrawal either. Bit of scaremongering going on??
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Aug 2020, 08:18
Replies: 8
Views: 2,692
Posted By heli1

Reportedly a cloned registration ...Helicopter...

Reportedly a cloned registration ...Helicopter was drug running st low level to avoid detection and crashed into tree.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jul 2020, 15:59
Replies: 1,619
Views: 444,580
Posted By heli1

The Cierva Grasshopper did indeed run out of...

The Cierva Grasshopper did indeed run out of money but there was only ever one complete airframe. They switched components between the first two and the third was only a ground testbed. All three...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Feb 2020, 21:48
Replies: 20
Views: 15,635
Posted By heli1

if it's not too late The Helicopter Museum at...

if it's not too late The Helicopter Museum at Weston would really like to acquire this S-61N to restore for static display...can anyone help?
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jan 2020, 14:56
Replies: 3
Views: 2,128
Posted By heli1

I recall watching the rehearsal for this on the...

I recall watching the rehearsal for this on the airfield at Weston super Mare with John Dowling as the pilot. It all went pretty well,dropping the "spire" into a measured hole in a wooden block atop...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2019, 07:09
Replies: 1
Views: 1,817
Posted By heli1

David Hayler

Yrying to make contact with David...last heard of with Portuguese company. But believed back in UK Anyone got contact details? PM me
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2019, 08:45
Replies: 8
Views: 2,450
Posted By heli1

Smile World Speed Record Event 11th August @Helicopter Museum

This Sunday ,11th August marks the 33rd anniversary of G-LYNX breaking the world helicopter speed record,which it still holds today.The Museum Chairman( who was present at the time) will be giving a...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2019, 13:54
Replies: 39
Views: 23,415
Posted By heli1

Sadly the CBC .ca web site keeps crashing so we...

Sadly the CBC .ca web site keeps crashing so we are unable to read the report. Can anyone post a précis?
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jul 2019, 16:19
Replies: 30
Views: 14,096
Posted By heli1

I have been reading this thread with...

I have been reading this thread with interest,even tho I have had to battle through unwanted and unsolicited adverts all the way( administrators ...can't you do something about that?).Anyway I...
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