There was one over Cork on Monday. They are keeping busy.
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trade-off
Originally posted by FMolloy View PostWould you be keen to try landing in this manner? Of course it doesn't mean that single-engined aircraft can't fly over water, but why would you choose such an aircraft over a more capable double-engined type?
Of course two is better than one, but it's not the only consideration: like I said, it's a trade-off: more engines, less helicopters.
Is there a significant difference in the safety records of single and twin-engined helicopters? Saw somewhere that the Bell JetRanger - single engine - is one of the safest helicopters in the world....
The Air Corps just bought some single-engined aircraft - the PC-9s, and if they replace the Cessnas with Turbo Porters...
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Originally posted by carrington View PostOf course two is better than one, but it's not the only consideration: like I said, it's a trade-off: more engines, less helicopters
They got the trade-off right.
Originally posted by carrington View PostIs there a significant difference in the safety records of single and twin-engined helicopters? Saw somewhere that the Bell JetRanger - single engine - is one of the safest helicopters in the world....
Originally posted by carrington View PostThe Air Corps just bought some single-engined aircraft - the PC-9s, and if they replace the Cessnas with Turbo Porters..."The dolphins were monkeys that didn't like the land, walked back to the water, went back from the sand."
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Huey?
For example, sign of my age I suppose, but I remember the Huey:
Single-engined, troop-lifter, gunship...
BTW, I mentioned the PC-9, the Cessna and its possible replacement because I was wondering if there was a distinction in terms of safety between a single-engined helicopter - which the Air Corps say is a no, no - and single-engined fixed-wing aircraft, which seem to be perfectly acceptable?
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Just on a side note.Im confused is it AW-139 or AB-139?Both terms have been used here.
Which is correct?:confused:"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
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Originally posted by carrington View PostI think we dealt with that issue earlier in the thread...."The dolphins were monkeys that didn't like the land, walked back to the water, went back from the sand."
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Originally posted by apod View PostJust on a side note.Im confused is it AW-139 or AB-139?Both terms have been used here.
Which is correct?:confused:
It was the AB-139 when both Agusta & Bell were involved in it's development. Now that Bell have pulled out it's the AW-139, the AW standing for Agusta Westland."The dolphins were monkeys that didn't like the land, walked back to the water, went back from the sand."
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"The Question is not: how far you will take this? The Question is do you possess the constitution to go as far as is needed?"
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Thanks thats clered that up for me"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
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139 or 149?
Originally posted by ZULU View Post
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proven design
Originally posted by DeV View PostThe Huey began life in the 1950s, it is not modern by an means.
As an aside, don't write things off just because they were first designed a long time. The design of the FN MAG that equips the Irish Army - and many other armies - dates from the 1950s too, and the .50 cal HMG is an even older design.
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Hi there
As regards single-engines ops for turbines, pay attention to the CAA (UK)'s refusal to allow Cessna Caravans and the like to carry out cargo transport under Instrument conditions, despite it being allowed in several European countries and despite the PT-6s inherent reliability. The inherent liability of having only one engine clinches it for the CAA, no matter how reliable the engine is.....as an aside, don't most multi-engined helis only have one gearbox? The built-in liability is still there.Whatever about surviving if one engine of the pair fails, if the gearbox fails, then you really are in the shit.If you want genuine redundancy, get a twin engined, twin gearbox heli..the choice for the AC to replace the 172s with a twin is quite limited. Realistically, the Islander/Defender is the only suitable twin for the low/slow stuff and the capacity for carriage of surveillance equipment.
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GttC
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