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Bell206 Jetranger, ICEPATROL, is released |
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Written by Ulrik Motzfeldt
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Monday, 31 March 2008 14:30 |
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 OY-HAU was stationed in Narsarsuaq and flew for the ICEPATROL, a division under the Danish Meteological Institute surveing the ice around Cape Farewell and assisting ships sailing in the ice.
OY HAU was built in 1973 as aircraft number 8338, initial registration was SE-HEK, and was operated by Greenlandair from 1973-1991, it was then sold to an icelandic operator as TF-HHD. It crashed 14.9.1997 at Kalfeyranfjoll in Hamarsfjordur, Iceland.
This model by Lynn Rogers is in fact a LongRanger, but I haven't found any 206B models with the pontoons that OY-HAU had.
The JetRanger series has become the definitive turbine powered light utility and corporate helicopter of the past three decades.
The JetRanger can trace its lineage back to an unsuccessful contender for a US Army competition for a light observation helicopter, which was won by the Hughes 500. This first Model 206 made its first flight on December 8 1962, while the following civil 206A, powered by a 235kW (317shp) Allison C18A, followed, flying on January 10 1966. Deliveries of the first production JetRangers began late in that same year.
In the early 1970s production switched to the Model 206B JetRanger II with a 300kW (400shp) 250C20 turboshaft, while conversion kits to upgrade earlier As to the new standard were made available. The third major variant of the JetRanger is the 315kW (420shp) 250C20B powered JetRanger III, with first deliveries commencing in late 1977. Once again Bell offered a conversion kit to update earlier JetRangers to the new standard. Other features introduced on the JetRanger III were a larger and improved tail rotor and minor modifications. |
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Agusta Bell AB139 Air Greenland is released |
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Written by Ulrik Motzfeldt
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Friday, 28 March 2008 14:29 |
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 Fictitious repaint of an Agusta Bell AB139. This repaint was made on request as a result of a news article in a local greenlandic newspaper. According to Sermitsiaq.gl (online newssite in danish), Air Greenland has decided to replace Sikorsky S-61N helicopters with Agusta Westland AW139. 2010 is the estimated year, where passengers can fly with these new helicopters.
The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. Originally designed and developed jointly by Agusta and Bell Helicopters and marketed as the Agusta-Bell AB139, Bell withdrew from the project, which was then renamed the AW139.
The AW139 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT6C turboshaft engines. The helicopter is being marketed for use in a number of roles including Law Enforcement/Emergency Medical Service, Executive Transport, Search and Rescue, Maritime and Offshore Oil Operations.
The first AW139 flew on February 3 2001 at Vergiate in Italy, and the first production aircraft on June 24 2002. The first customer aircraft was delivered in 2003.
The company has orders for 190 helicopters of which 30 have been delivered (July 2006). It was a contender in the U.S. Army Light Utility Helicopter Program (2004-2006) but lost to the Eurocopter EC145-based UH-72A.
In 2007 a second production line at the Agusta Aerospace plant at Philadelphia, United States was established.
At the Farnborough Air Show in 2006, AgustaWestland announced the AW149, a multi-role battlefield helicopter variant of the AW139.
The Irish Air Corps began taking delivery of its first AW139s in 2007. The type will provide army co-operation capability to the Air Corps. They replace the Aerospatiale Alouette III in service.
In late 2006 it was announced that the Japan Coast Guard had selected the AW139 as the replacement for its fleet of Bell 212 helicopters. 24 AW139s are expected to be delivered, beginning in 2008.
Repaint is done by Crewmaster (Lars Larsen), and you can find the file under "Helicopters". |
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Written by Ulrik Motzfeldt
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Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:32 |
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Just talked with a man from our own part of the world (Greenland) over the phone. He was asking what bank account he could transfer $84, to use our (FlightSim Greenland) materials. He wasn't a registered user of this site, and have not even heard about our site.
I explained him about FlightSim Greenland - and it was a free download site. How we have a new registered user.
Please remember FlightSim Greenlan is a FREE download site, it does not cost you money to become a registered users, or to downlod files from our site. We do NOT send email to collect a registration fee !
I am very sorry to hear about this, and angry. Angry because someone is trying to make money in our "name". If anyone of you have received anything like these, please mail me with a copy of the email to
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Written by Ulrik Motzfeldt
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Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:25 |
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Photoreal Sikorsky S61N Air Greenland OY-HAG is now available under "Helicopters". Repaint is done by Crewmaster (Lars Larsen).
  
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Agusta Westland AW139 Air Greenland news |
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Written by Ulrik Motzfeldt
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Friday, 01 February 2008 14:22 |
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According to Sermitsiaq.gl (online newssite in danish), Air Greenland has decided to replace Sikorsky S-61N helicopters with Agusta Westland AW139.
2010 is the estimated year, where passengers can fly with these new helicopters.
We are ready to show you what this Agusta Westland AW139 could look like. Lars Larsen (Crewmaster.dk) is the creator of these repaints.
We will introduce it in out download section as soon as possible.
But for now you can look at these pictures:
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