Could it be possible that these 2 aircraft could work alongside the newer Allouettes for the forseeable future,rather than replacing them outright?
Consider UH as replacment for the Dauphins,rather than the entire heli fleet,
The Gazelles then need replacment,and this would explain why only 2 LUH are being requested. The incident involving the GASU heli almost falling out of the sky during Mrs Clintons visit also landed the Air Corps with a recommendation from the AAIU that they have a heli similar to either type on which to carry out conversion training from the single engine of the A3 to the two engines of the GASU types...
Face it,we all know the Dauphins must go immediately,and the single remaining Gazelle is of little practical use,but the A3 or at least the older models,can live on for a while yet?
I have split the heli tender thread into 2, one dealing with The Light Utility Heli(small one) and the details of the contract,the other to deal exclusively with the Utility Helicopter(the big one). The 7 pages were just getting too difficult to read
Consider UH as replacment for the Dauphins,rather than the entire heli fleet,
The Gazelles then need replacment,and this would explain why only 2 LUH are being requested. The incident involving the GASU heli almost falling out of the sky during Mrs Clintons visit also landed the Air Corps with a recommendation from the AAIU that they have a heli similar to either type on which to carry out conversion training from the single engine of the A3 to the two engines of the GASU types...
Face it,we all know the Dauphins must go immediately,and the single remaining Gazelle is of little practical use,but the A3 or at least the older models,can live on for a while yet?
I have split the heli tender thread into 2, one dealing with The Light Utility Heli(small one) and the details of the contract,the other to deal exclusively with the Utility Helicopter(the big one). The 7 pages were just getting too difficult to read
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