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Post by phil on May 13, 2009 9:15:14 GMT 12
Nah, I was referring to Beagle's picture Phil, which he explained was an Australian one. The paint they use looks really plasticy and they're the same shades as some of the old three-toned Matchbox kits were when I was a kid. I didn't even realise the Aussies had any by the way. Your description of an unpainted matchbox kit sounded like the photos of of our unpainted NH90s - Ie some parts Tan, some light blue, some yellow. That's pretty much how I remember matchbox kits! I've got a Hawker Fury in light blue and bright orange still in it's box. It must have been whatever plastic they had left over as that bears no relationship to the silver finish. At least my Hurricane was in dark green and dark brown. I'm assuming our NH90s will end up being grey, but I havne't heard that confirmed yet. The recruiting ads kind of bear that out though. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 13, 2009 9:54:18 GMT 12
Yeah, I can see where you misundertood me there Phil. Matchbox's colours were certainly confusing sometimes.
It will be interesting to see an RNZAF one fully painted. I wonder if there'll ever be any special schemes too like white UN and orange roughy.
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Post by FlyNavy on May 13, 2009 11:30:13 GMT 12
www.ambafrance-au.org/france_australie/spip.php?article2694"... Multi Role Helicopters (MRH90) to Australia. The MRH90 is a variant of NATO NH90 Troop Transport Helicopter and incorporates the latest rotary wing technologies. Of the 46 MRH90 ordered by Australia, 4 are assembled in France with the remaining 42 assembled in Brisbane by Australian Aerospace, a subsidiary of Eurocopter."
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Post by beagle on May 13, 2009 12:35:32 GMT 12
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Post by phil on May 13, 2009 13:59:54 GMT 12
Of course that one's photoshopped. |
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Post by beagle on May 13, 2009 17:48:52 GMT 12
of course, as the AIR FORCE would be in black lettering etc
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Post by phil on May 13, 2009 19:24:15 GMT 12
And it, and the roundel, wouldn't be as wonky as they are. That one probably started life as a green helicopter, it's very easy to photoshop a green aircraft to grey.
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Post by beagle on May 14, 2009 21:30:56 GMT 12
if you know how
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Post by camtech on May 29, 2009 9:47:36 GMT 12
Anyone got any idea on the serial range at this stage?
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Post by sqwark2k on May 29, 2009 22:19:35 GMT 12
I know a SGt tech that has been posted to the NH-90 project and will spend some months in France learning the avionics setup before returning to instruct the 3Sqn tech's etc.... His deployment has been delayed several months already, interesting to note that the first one might be avail in 9 months without the ground training having started...
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Post by phil on Jun 2, 2009 18:38:00 GMT 12
Anyone got any idea on the serial range at this stage? Had a quick look today and the NH90's will be NZ3301 onwards The A109LUH will be NZ3401 onwards. Mike What he said! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 2, 2009 18:58:05 GMT 12
Thanks Mike.
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Post by camtech on Jun 3, 2009 15:12:11 GMT 12
Thanks for the update on the serials.
Strange, but I thought there was a policy to avoid having two aircraft with the same "last two" on the same base at the same time.
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Post by beagle on Jun 3, 2009 17:45:37 GMT 12
Do we know if it has entered the paint shop yet
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Post by camtech on Jun 4, 2009 9:12:37 GMT 12
Yes, it seems the policy has gone out the window. We were grateful that the Andovers were given different last two's. But examples abound - Strikemasters, Aermaachis, 727, 757, Cessnas, King Airs, original Sea Sprites (the serials of the new-builds was changed from the originally allocated 3451 to 3454, as quoted in RNZAF News April 1997).
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Post by timmo on Jun 17, 2009 15:16:59 GMT 12
I am also looking at the engine installation. We are getting the RR RTM 322 the same as the Aussie MRH-90 but their engine installation looks different to ours. Comments.  The difference appears to me to be associated with reducing dust ingress- The Aussie intakes look to have been moved to the top of the nacelle compared to ours on the side (with differences in filtering likely too I would think) I wonder if this means ours will be more powerful than the aussie 'birds? |
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Post by beagle on Jun 18, 2009 17:37:51 GMT 12
I am also looking at the engine installation. We are getting the RR RTM 322 the same as the Aussie MRH-90 but their engine installation looks different to ours. Comments. The difference appears to me to be associated with reducing dust ingress- The Aussie intakes look to have been moved to the top of the nacelle compared to ours on the side (with differences in filtering likely too I would think) I wonder if this means ours will be more powerful than the aussie 'birds? maybe more powerful, but they have a FLIR turret fitted. |
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Post by kiwiscanfly on Jul 23, 2010 18:11:05 GMT 12
The NH90's that the RNZAF are getting have folding tail rotors through unlike the Aussi army ones. Am i right there??
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Jul 25, 2010 23:07:20 GMT 12
sqwark2k, that wouldnt be 'Blondie' would it..?
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Post by davekiwi on Jul 26, 2010 15:49:07 GMT 12
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Posted by beagle on Jun 18, 2009, 13:37
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maybe more powerful, but they have a FLIR turret fitted.Hmm, looking at the very first picture in the thread, seems to be a nice black FLIR shape "attached" to the nose ........  Well, it looks FLIR shaped to me .. of course it may not be :-P
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