Agusta Westland AB139 for Irish Air Corps

[Barry]

BTW, can I ask why the pilot is armed?

It's a pretty expensive piece of government property.

[mutter nutter]

It's a pretty expensive piece of government property.

I don't know too many teenage joyriders who have pilots licences

[tonyrdf]

Thats a nic pic of the GPMG mount, thought it would have been handier to arm the pilot with a sidearm....then again maybe that man isn't a pilot but another gunner/loadie?

[mutter nutter]

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[pym]

Looks like they've done a full job on them in the Curragh. If you look at the photos from Marseille you can see airline type seats in the back, but on the photos above they've installed crash resistant troop seats. These are not going to be toys, army co-op starts as soon as they land in Ireland - this could be a really good sign for the future.

Question, the object on top of the cockpit section - is that a wire cutter?

I wonder if they've retrofitted some kevlar, or other protection from small arms fire.

[mutter nutter]

Looks like they've done a full job on them in the Curragh. If you look at the photos from Marseille you can see airline type seats in the back, but on the photos above they've installed crash resistant troop seats. These are not going to be toys, army co-op starts as soon as they land in Ireland - this could be a really good sign for the future.

Question, the object on top of the cockpit section - is that a wire cutter?

I wonder if they've retrofitted some kevlar, or other protection from small arms fire.

your right they did install CR seats


yep they thing on top, blade shaped, is a wire cutter

[pym]

I hope the CR seats are left in 24/7, it might stop ministers wasting the few resources the DF actually have.

From the bit I've read on the 139's, they've an abundance of power - and in an emergency are able to cope with having an engine out. They really are a massive leap in performance from the Dauphins.

[spike]

here's one i prepared earlier

you can be sure the seats will be in and out like nobodies business

[mutter nutter]

these are some of the ones our own "Eddie Dillion" sent me, I'll pop them up











more later, icluding 2 short videos if I an get them to work

[hptmurphy]

I asume you mean Huey Hog......

[Goldie fish]

Thanks again to Armed boarder for the photos.

[andy]

MAG mount should be Mini mount but apart from that they are excellent helis.

[DeV]

Looking at the last 2 pics in the above post:

Was one delivered with troop seats and one with more comfortable passenger seats? I presume seating is removable / interchangable.

I know the door in the last pic is fully open, but from this angle the cabin of the one with passenger type seating looks bigger. Is it just me?

[ZULU]

I asume you mean Huey Hog......

Apologies, had Pig on the brain. Pork chops for dinner

[apod]

Goldie ,was there meant to be more photos from armedboarder?The only one thats came up for me is the one of the door gunner.:confused: