Donauwoerth/Airbus Helicopters (EDPR) CIV+MIL 2016

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 12-04-16
74+33 Tiger UHT Heer; in&out of hangar F8
78+33 NH.90TTH Heer; in&out of hangar F8
84+57 CH-53GS HSG64; dep as "GAF800" after maintenance
[98+42] (146059?)/59 NH.90NFH Swedish Navy; in&out of hangar F8. Code 59 clearly readable but swedish serial and c/n overtaped and covered by tailrotor (just last digit "9" of serial readable)
[D-HADA] H145 Thai Navy, testflight. This one is now flying unmasked with all covers removed, but strange enough the german test reg is painted on the fuselage (no longer on a sticker as usual...). Unfortunately no signs of an thai serial apart from the c/n that is still painted in black on the a/c.
[D-HADF] H145 all over light grey c/s (might be a military machine from c/s, but just a guess...)
[D-HADO] H145 Yorkshire Air Ambulance titles and all over yellow c/s. Still missing rotor and towed into production area.
[D-HADS] H145 Airbus Hel. demonstrator; local flight. Finally lost its primer c/s and was repainted in the anthrazite demo company c/s (c/n 20007)
[D-HADT] H145M Thai Army; c/n 20067 on tail. towed into production area.
D-HBPL AS.350B HTM visiting
[D-HECT] H135 primer; c/n 1202
D-HEWR AS.350B HTM visiting
D-HTCL EC.145 Airbus Hel.; local flight as "Redfox 2"
OE-XAC AS.350B HTM visiting
[D-H...] H145 in hangar D10 in primer c/s. Only c/n 20078 readable on fuselage
--- EC.635 parked on the ramp without any marks. In full Iraqi camo c/s but only "Air Force titles" ("Iraqi" removed). It is rumoured that it is c/n 858 which was intended for Iraqi AF as "YI-293" but that is totally unconfirmed by now.

that was interesting today!
Some pictures, if anyone is interested can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115708529 ... 799851523/

Regards, Alex

[spottervito]

146059 for the swedish NH.90 is now confirmed, thus making it another Hkp.14F!

[spottervito]

another update:
just learned that the "Iraqi AF" machine is in fact c/n 0858 which returned to Donauwoerth from South Africa a few weeks ago. It was there used for weapon trials as ZS-RSN.

[spottervito]

LOG Donauworth 27-04-2016
74+55 Tiger UHT Heer (on the ramp, later into hangar F8)
74+57 Tiger UHT Heer (on the ramp, later into hangar F8)
78+36 NH.90TTH Heer (on the ramp for tests, still missing rotor) factory code TGEA36
84+25 CH-53GS HSG64
84+45 CH-53GA HSG64 (towed)
[D-HADS] H145 Airbus Hel. demonstrator (engine test)
[D-HECR] H135 (full Australian Navy colours but without roundel, code or serial. Really don`t know if this will go to Australia as they have ordered the EC.135T2 version)
[D-HECX] H135 primer, c/n 1224 (testflight as "Redfox 7")
[D-HCBS] H145 primer, c/n 20078 (on the ramp)
JA161T/03 H135 Tohoku Air Service f/c (towed from production area to flight test hangar; still missing rotor)


+ some additionals noted at Augsburg airport at the Airbus Service Centre last week:
D-HECV H135 (primer), c/n 1222
+ blue/blue white H145 unmarked c/n 20031 checked on the plate (ex testreg. D-HADM)
Bo 105 D-HDFU
JBC EC.145 Gendarmerie
D-HRPB EC.135 Polizei

[ROOSENS]

[D-HECR] H135 (full Australian Navy colours but without roundel, code or serial. Really don`t know if this will go to Australia as they have ordered the EC.135T2 version)
peut-être plutôt Police anglaise ?
maybe rather English Police?
Roosens

[Wrecks]

[D-HECR] H135 (full Australian Navy colours but without roundel, code or serial. Really don`t know if this will go to Australia as they have ordered the EC.135T2 version)
peut-être plutôt Police anglaise ?
maybe rather English Police?
Roosens

Australia ordered 15x H135/EC135T2s with Army markings on one side and Navy on the other.
http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/0 ... -at-nowra/

[notar]

A production overview of the EC-145T2 / BK-117D-2 can be seen here:

[url] http://www.aeroboek.nl/ab-034B.htm [/url]

[jwparkin]

[D-HECR] H135 (full Australian Navy colours but without roundel, code or serial. Really don`t know if this will go to Australia as they have ordered the EC.135T2 version)

I am not aware of any due for the UK National Police Air Service. We are in the middle of upgrading six older EC135T2 to a higher equipment spec and one or two other EC135s are being sold off or reduced to spares. The MD902 fleet is also being sold off, and the only police A109E has been sold.

Regards
Jeremy - www.HeliHub.com - based UK

[ROOSENS]

http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/n52.htm

[jwparkin]

I was right in saying there are no 135s due for the National Police Air Service, which covers England and Wales. However, the Scottish Police ARE due a new 135 and I expect it is this one which is D-HECR. It clearly is not one of the Australian ones, anyway.

Jeremy, HeliHub.com

[nils]

is NH90-NFH, 98+55 (Belgian Navy RN-04) still there, its been almost a year since we heared anything about it.
last thing i know is that the aircraft is undergoing naval warfare modifications.

[spottervito]

is NH90-NFH, 98+55 (Belgian Navy RN-04) still there, its been almost a year since we heared anything about it.
last thing i know is that the aircraft is undergoing naval warfare modifications.

I did not see a Belgian NH.90 for a couple of months, so i guess it`s no longer here. But I really don`t know for sure.

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 10-05-2016
74+54 Tiger UHT Heer (engine test)
74+55 Tiger UHT Heer (testflight as "Redfox 5")
74+57 Tiger UHT Heer (engine test)
76+06 H145M Lw/HSG64 (dep. as "Hawk 473")
78+34 NH.90TTH Heer (on the ramp)
84+85 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (towed into hangar E7)
84+96 CH-53GA Lw (towed into hangar E7)
89+54 Sea King Mk.41 Marine (towed into hangar after tests outside)
[98+42] Hkp.14F Swedish Armed Forces (testflight as "Redfox 15". Military serial 146059 and c/n 1249 clearly readable this time.)
[D-HADH]/20069 H145M Royal Thai Army (production flight as "Redfox 7" with Thai crew)
[D-HADO] H145 Yorkshire Air Ambulance f/c (testflight as "Redfox 3", c/n 20084 confirmed, all titles and future reg. overtaped)
[D-HCBV] H145 ADAC f/c (testflight as "Redfox 11", future reg. D-HYAI readable under sticker, c/n 20082 confirmed)
[D-HCBW] H145M Lw f/c (inside flight test hangar. military serial was completely overtaped)
[D-HECO] EC.135T2+ RAN f/c (testflight as "Redfox 25", Australian serial N52-005/845 overtaped but easily readable)
[D-HECY] H135 primer (on the ramp, c/n 1225)
[D-HTSC] EC.135T2+ primer (Airbus Helicopter testbed with large nose probe, c/n 0832, on the ramp)

[evhest]

is NH90-NFH, 98+55 (Belgian Navy RN-04) still there, its been almost a year since we heared anything about it.
last thing i know is that the aircraft is undergoing naval warfare modifications.

Was seen here in January being worked on.

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 31/05/2016
79+11 NH.90TTH Lw (towed into hangar F8)
84+25 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (engine test)
84+67 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (inside hangar)
[98+42] Hkp.14F Swedish Armed Forces (146059/59 overtaped) (towed into hangar F8)
[D-HADL] H145M R Thai Navy f/c (dep. to Ingolstadt as "Redfox 20" for crewtraining)
[D-HADU] H145 primer (testflight as "Redfox 29"; c/n 20087 as usual on fuselage)
[D-HCBB] H135 overall bright yellow c/s (engine test. C/n 1227 confirmed)
D-HBPB EC.135P2 Polizei Bayern (dep. as "Redfox 14" and did not return, most probably flown over to Service Centre at Augsburg)
[D-HCBV] H145 ADAC f/c (testflight as "Redfox 15"; will become D-HYAI, which is overtaped but readable (c/n 20082))
[D-HCBW] H145M Lw f/c (testflight as "Redfox 25"; German serial completely overtaped but c/n is confirmed as 20083)