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I really doubt there will be any money. There's a reason they didn't buy new this time around and not for the lack of wanting a new helo.
I really doubt there will be any money. There's a reason they didn't buy new this time around and not for the lack of wanting a new helo.
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Also officially there is order for 4 x SAR platforms for the Aeronavale. The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) is to supply four H160s to the French Navy for search and rescue missions through a partnership between Airbus Helicopters, Babcock, and Safran Helicopter Engines.
www.airbus.com
This suggests to me a Little of the UK COMR - Commercial Owned Military Rotorcraft..program
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Four H160s for the French Navy’s search and rescue missions
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) is to supply four H160s to the French Navy for search and rescue missions through a partnership between Airbus Helicopters, Babcock, and Safran Helicopter Engines.
This suggests to me a Little of the UK COMR - Commercial Owned Military Rotorcraft..program
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IIRC not for defense purposes. Any RFP related to Defense is a courtesy, and once issued must be followed, but an EU country can just say "I want that" and be done with it.
Search & rescue is civilian. COMBAT Search & rescue is military. The French Navy field a public services mission for sea search & rescue. Those are not combat helo and does not constitue a defense sovereign force.
See here (In French) :
So we are where I said we were.
See here (In French) :
SAUVETAGE EN MER - snsm, crs, pompiers, marine, gendarmerie, douanes, securite civile
Sauvetage en mer : Tout un dossier synthétique sur l'organisation et le déroulement des opérations de secours sur notre littoral français. snsm, bnssa, bateau, marine, sauvetage en mer, mer, plage, plongee, gps, marine nationale, meteo, meteo france, secourisme, maritime, meteo marine, webcam...
sauvmer.free.fr
So we are where I said we were.
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French. Navy.
That's defense. It might be a public service, but it still falls under the ministry of defense.
Also holy shit, that website comes straight out of the nineties.
As good as real: behind the scenes of the H160 full flight simulator’s qualification
Airbus has provided a look inside the elaborate and collaborative process of constructing what is described as "an indispensable training tool for H160 pilots."
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First H160 for All Nippon Helicopters flew yesterday on 95 minute flight
www.airbus.com
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(photos courtesy of Airbus)
All Nippon Helicopter’s H160 completes first flight
All Nippon Helicopter’s (ANH) H160 has performed its first flight test, a 95-minute flight at the Marseille Provence Airport.
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(photos courtesy of Airbus)
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Well during the USA tour post Heli Expo 2018, the USCG folk got to play around with it .
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wow. this thing doesnt even look like a warbird even with side weapons. and another thing i noticed was the camber of the tail rotor. ?????????? anybody know why?
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The tail rotor is tilted to allow it to assist with pitch trim when poorly-balanced.
Tilted tail rotors debuted on Sikorsky CH-53 later models and H-60 Blackhawks.
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The main rotor blades rotation induces a difference of lift b/w the side of the advancing blades (more speed->more lift) and the one with the retreating ones (less speed... Less lift). This creates a banking motion that has to be compensated through trim (the rotor disc is canted regarding the vertical axis of the fuselage trough the swashplate). This lead to a loss of total lift since the acting Lift component is only the rotor lift time the cosinus of the angle (it also results in less travel amplitude for each blade motion (pitch)).
It is obvious to undertand that the more power, the more lift, the more losses you get that way.
Canting your anti-torque rotor to balance the difference of lift along the main rotor disc is a good way to obtain a similar result without most of the trim losses. The rear rotor push downward to balance the helicopter.
It is obvious to undertand that the more power, the more lift, the more losses you get that way.
Canting your anti-torque rotor to balance the difference of lift along the main rotor disc is a good way to obtain a similar result without most of the trim losses. The rear rotor push downward to balance the helicopter.
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ooooohhhhhhh thank you that makes so much more sense
as far as i know they have never done that thx!
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Given that the USCG has a history with AIRBUS, with the Dauphin are getting old, I think there is a fair chance for the H160. Most of the US offerings are either not ready (FVL types), or too large (Bell 525, S-76) I think, The exception maybe more H-60 (single type supply with all US DoD, might be an argument there), to reduce the USCG to one helicopter type across the board. H-60 however may be too big to operate from some of the USCG cutters, necessitating a smaller craft.
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i feel like they are gonna go for it. they have always been the ones to accept new tech and this is definitly not an exeption that's for sure.
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I woud fully agree with you if the FVL platforms were more mature and did not promise to be more expensive. IF the Dauphin can hang on another decade there might be an FVL option for sure. During that time AIRBUS will be plying the USCG with great offers. Even through H160 would only be a slight progress over Dauphine, I think USCG will be tempted at a lower cost option.
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4 x H160 for the Gulf of Mexico as PHI ordered them for Shell contract
ttps://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/02/Shell-selects-H160-for-operation-by-PHI-in-Gulf-of-Mexico.html?fbclid=IwAR1fiIOHWfyZKueoEw7axJtSCOGKB-WIdulTCudBfyUayz1I-nPIPQl0zJs
ttps://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/02/Shell-selects-H160-for-operation-by-PHI-in-Gulf-of-Mexico.html?fbclid=IwAR1fiIOHWfyZKueoEw7axJtSCOGKB-WIdulTCudBfyUayz1I-nPIPQl0zJs
Arrano engine granted FAA approval on H160
www.ainonline.com
FAA Approves Safran Arrano, Paves Way for Airbus H160
Safran Helicopter Engines’ Arrano 1A has received FAA type certification for installation in the Airbus Helicopters H160
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Brown out test campaign achieved (none of the results are discussed) :
La DGA teste le Guépard d'Airbus Marignane au Maroc - Marignane - Aéronautique - Maritima.Info
La Direction générale des armées, l’armée de terre et Airbus Helicopters viennent de conclure une campagne d’essais
www.maritima.info
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Avionics test begin (on another platform) :
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Thales débute les essais de la future suite avionique de l'hélicoptère interarmées léger "Guépard" | Zone Militaire
Si le programme d'hélicoptère interarmées léger "Guépard" doit être officiellement lancé d'ici la fin de cette année, les premiers développements de ce
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