120 X 4 = 480

[widgeon]

http://www.shephard.co.uk/rotorhub/Default...46-26f7caed1724

 

Any comments from the guys in north york , they have operated both in the police role .

[helicopper]

hmmmmmm... night vfr over long, dark expanses of unpopulated border stretches.... piston vs turbine.... hmmmmmm.

[widgeon]

    hmmmmmm... night vfr over long, dark expanses of unpopulated border stretches.... piston vs turbine.... hmmmmmm.

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actually the 480 is the turbine they developed to compete for the armed forces training helicopter program which was won by another helicopter. Funnily enough the requirement for having a 3rd pilot be able to observe the flight was met giving him access to a video as an important parts of the structure blocked the view , this idea was shelved after most of the pilots got airsick trying to watch the video , the losing contenders ( AS350 , Enstrom 480 and the Schweizer 333 all met this requirement ) .A clue the winning entry began with a b and ended with an l.

[helicopper]

just shows to go ya what little i know about my new models... just assumed it was a piston enstrom cuz that's what york had prior to their ec120 purchase... vellly intelesting indeed... possibly the bottom line being their satisfaction to date with all their astars!!??

[Puddle Jumper]

Wasn't yorks machine also a turbine. Does enstrom even make a piston 480??

[helidude]

Wouldn't it be ironic if Enstrom became some serious competition to Bell and Eurocopter!!?

[Skidz]

Pretty scary when the CEO of a company attempts to come out ahead by using mainly racist/xenophobic arguments against the competition.

 

The US has been pushing for globalization and free trade for decades, but it seems they feel the rules don't/shouldn't apply to them. :down:

 

What goes around comes around...

[helicopper]

i stand corrected (again)... york's enstrom was, in fact, a turbine... apologies for the misinformation!!

[407 Driver]

Keep talking MAGGIE, one day you may even convince yourself that a EUROcopter is a made in USA product !