What Bird Would You Like To See More...

[Rob]

ANYTHING BELL!!!! :punk: :up: :up:

[407 too]

"RUMOR" has it that transport doesn't like the cyclic and collective control cables running up the center spar in the windshield -- bird strikes you know

 

don't know how eurocopter will get around that ?????? (135/145)

[RDM]

Mitch,

 

I see you are a man that likes the finer things in life, EC225!

 

The snap of the one taxi was taken in Norway last summer while the aircraft was there conducting CAT A trials for the Norwegian authorities......a very sweet ride.....!!!!!!!! :prop:

 

The other snaps stolen off the Eurocopter web site, it has a beautiful and well laid out front end.

[A-Star Leader]

I think that Transport will soon realize how important it is to have a bigger selection of aircraft available for operators as some of the "unusual" aircraft start to appear in Canadian skies.

 

Here's a couple of number found on the database of Transport Canada:

 

There is at the moment in the Canadian skies (registered & without counting military):

 

-R22: 139

-R44: 207

 

-Bell 47: 40

-Bell 204: 26

-Bell 205: 56

-Bell 206L: 191

-Bell 206: 475

-Bell 212: 87

-Bell 222: 3

-Bell 407: 43

-Bell 412: 9

-Bell 427: 4

 

-Bk 117: 5

-BO 105: 14

-AS 315: 6

-AS 350: 332

-AS 355: 19

-AS 332: 3

-EC 120: 29

-EC 130: 3

-EC 155: 1

 

-H 500: 11

-H 369: 104

-H 269: 79

 

-S61: 20

-S64: 3

-S76: 28

-S92: 3

 

-A 109: 3

-A 119: 3

-AB 139: 1

 

-Ka 32: 2

 

-Mil Mi26: 1

 

Might be interesting for some of you guys, and personally I wish some of these number will be higher soon.

 

A-Star Leader

[Fenestron]

"RUMOR" has it that transport doesn't like the cyclic and collective control cables running up the center spar in the windshield -- bird strikes you know

 

don't know how eurocopter will get around that ?????? (135/145)

 

 

transport canada doesn't like alot of things, but why does the rest of the world accept them? I believe we could find the answer to world hunger before we ever figure that one out.

[Freefall]

I'd like to see more A119's

 

2.7 million they aren't cheap but they seem really nice. I saw JB Air's outside Prince George couple years ago VNE is 152 knotts !

 

[Mustache Gear]

Anything but more french sh*t :down: :down:

If you fly one you'll change your mind every customer wants to fly in them.

 

-comfortable

-safe

-high visibility

-if you show up on a fire with one you'll fly before the jetranger and you'll be released last.

[kjw57]

 

 

Yup!

[Fenestron]

"RUMOR" has it that transport doesn't like the cyclic and collective control cables running up the center spar in the windshield -- bird strikes you know

 

don't know how eurocopter will get around that ?????? (135/145)

 

Just to clarify too, the 135 does not have any control cables running up the spar in the windshield. The 145 does however.

The spar though, is a structural part of the roll cage made out of carbon fibre. My question to that is, if you're so worried about a bird strike, why are we not protecting the pitch links on any helicopter between the swashplates and rotor head? They are all exposed with absolutely no carbon fibre structural spars.

[volition]

How about some Apaches for the military!!