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Offline Turkey

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« Reply #30 on: April 05, 2006, 12:53:53 pm »
I belive the tender said " should be of military spec" not must be, I have the tender doucument somewhere here, when i remember where I put it '<img'> I will let you know, unless someone beats me too it..
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« Reply #31 on: April 05, 2006, 06:43:09 pm »
Quote (clan @ 05 April 2006,11:57)
It is possible I am mad, but I remember when the tender proposal came out. The Aircraft had to be proven Military Aircraft and built to Military spec the winning bidder also had to provide interim aircraft until the order was completed.

Was this the case?

Not Quite...

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An option for the supply of interim helicopter(s) by the successful tenderer(s) will also be considered pending the delivery of the selected helicopter(s). The interim helicopter(s) should be the same type as that offered in the tender competition.


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Note: It should be noted that the term “Military helicopter” in the context of this RFT should be interpreted to mean either a helicopter specifically designed for military use or a civil helicopter type which can be adapted for the utility military uses specified in the RFT.

Hope this clarifies things.
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« Reply #32 on: April 06, 2006, 08:36:59 am »
Not neccesarly Sealion.

It's much cheaper to upgrade a chopper than buy new ones.

Look what half of Europe did with their F-16's and the Italians did with their F-104 ASA.

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« Reply #33 on: April 06, 2006, 08:35:43 pm »
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Not neccesarly Sealion.

It's much cheaper to upgrade a chopper than buy new ones.

Look what half of Europe did with their F-16's and the Italians did with their F-104 ASA.

Guinness ':cool:'

I'm unsure what you are answering me about there..
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« Reply #34 on: April 07, 2006, 09:59:43 am »
Cheers Sealion.
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« Reply #35 on: April 28, 2006, 07:31:53 pm »
With the delivery of the first pair of 139 (hopefully) a few months away,have  techies and some pilots headed off yet for some covnersion training with agusta,now I know it might be a bit soon for the pilots ,but surly the techies have gone...has anyone heard anything?
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« Reply #36 on: April 28, 2006, 10:33:48 pm »
Not yet. But soon.
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« Reply #37 on: April 29, 2006, 10:54:53 am »
i remember taking to an air coprs pilot at salthill last summer and he said he was being sent to milan at the end of december for training!? 'pilot_shocked'
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« Reply #38 on: April 29, 2006, 07:51:50 pm »
every largish heli that passes over i'm looking at to see if it's an ab-139 over for training, i should know better!  'pilot_rolleyes'

did someone not mention that the techies were heading over to italy about 3-4 months ago?
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« Reply #39 on: May 17, 2006, 12:17:36 pm »
This link makes interesting reading:

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow....6p1.xml

It's a pilot's view of flying the AW139


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« Reply #40 on: May 17, 2006, 04:22:41 pm »
THX for that IAS.  Very informative.  A sweet machine indeed and my projected winner for US Army LUH.  And I think the IAC will be happy.  As for the necessity for hydraulically boosted flight controls, I suspect there will be a back-up in the military versions of the 139 - what AW is calling the 149, which may or may not be incorporated in the IAC aircraft.  Probably not the initial four of what will likely be a total of eight - with the final four likely to be deployable 149's with hydraulic back-up, self-sealing fuel tanks, defensive aids suite and kevlar armor among other military improvements.  We can only hope.
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« Reply #41 on: May 17, 2006, 08:54:19 pm »
imagine a fleet of 8 139's and 4 dauphins refitted as backups,we can dream!
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« Reply #42 on: June 06, 2006, 09:02:49 pm »
so cant be long now until pics of the 139s start to make the rounds?!any more news on them yet?so about the naming of the heli have the corps said anything else about its selection yet or are they probably waiting until the unveiling of the choppers!? '<img'>
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« Reply #43 on: June 23, 2006, 01:01:08 pm »
Tranche 2 of the IAC Tactical Helicopter order should be for  4-6 AW-149's as described below, suitable for overseas deployments and able to operate in conjunction with a Nordic+ Support Helicopter Force; Swedish Super Pumas, Finnish NH-90TT's and Norwegian 412 Arapaho's, with the Swedes and Norwegians also likely to field NH-90TT's.  The four AW-139's currently on order will be fine for training and domestic missions.

From Flight International:
AgustaWestland UK site to lead development of new 7.5t multirole AW149 helicopter
By Murdo Morrison in Yeovil

AgustaWestland's operation in Yeovil is to take the lead role in the development of the new AW149 7.5t multirole helicopter, as part of a relocation of the Italian helicopter manufacturer's military division to the UK.

The move was announced today by AgustaWestland chief executive Guiseppi Orsi at a ceremony in Yeovil to mark the signing of a strategic partnering arrangement between the manufacturer and the UK Ministry of Defence, and a contract for the development and manufacture of 70 Future Lynx helicopters for the army and Royal Navy. Related blogs
 
Orsi said the Finmeccanica subsidiary was in “preliminary discussions” with the UK's Department of Trade and Industry to secure funding to develop new technology for the AW149.

He said more details on the AW149 would be announced at next month's Farnborough air show. However, flightglobal.com has sourced the original specifications for the aircraft from the company's website.

AgustaWestland's managing director of military programmes Alan Johnston said the AW149 announcement “illustrated that we are finally one integrated company”. Eighteen months ago, GKN sold its 50% share in AgustaWestland to its joint venture partner Finmeccanica.
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« Reply #44 on: June 23, 2006, 11:19:15 pm »
what makes you think this?or is it just speculation!?there has been no news on the options yet,but hopefully you are right! 'pilot_smiley'
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