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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 31, 2006 22:43:18 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 31, 2006 23:13:57 GMT 12
Wow, that's a real coup!
Good on them.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 1, 2006 9:19:51 GMT 12
Yeah, everyone seems to be going Eurocopter!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2006 18:07:58 GMT 12
Mind you, it's NATO standard equipment isn't it?
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Post by turboNZ on Aug 1, 2006 22:07:39 GMT 12
What was the opposing offers from the US firms?
(Bell Sikorsky etc)
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 2, 2006 9:28:31 GMT 12
Well I just hope the Americans don't run into some of the problems that Australia has had with Eurocopter i.e. Tiger hot/high performance not being exactly what was promised by Eurocopter!  The other entrants in the competition were Bell 412 EP, Agusta Westland A139 and the MD Helicopters MD-902. |
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Post by turboNZ on Aug 3, 2006 10:25:36 GMT 12
Hey I saw the EC Tiger (Tigre ?) on James Bond. It flew just fine !!
;D ;D ;D
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 3, 2006 10:55:14 GMT 12
Yes, that may be so Turbo, but even the cars fly fine in a James Bond movie. ;D
I think the ADF and Eurocopter may have found a solution to some of the problems with the Aussie Tigers. Anyway, we all know the difference between what Defence suppliers say their product can do and reality is often huge.
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 28, 2006 21:26:54 GMT 12
Have just read in the September edition of Australian Aviation that the CEO of MD Helicopters has lodged a formal protest against the decision to select the Eurocopter EC-145 (Army designation UH-72A) as the US military's light utility helicopter!
All work on the program has been postponed for 90 days while the protest is heard.
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