I have had someone recently tell me that they fly a bell md 750 and a agusta hpr45 anyone ever heard of these? I am wondering if the guy gave the N numbers instead of models. Thanks

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Posting for someone else: Can anyone confirm for me the U.S. military designation of the Eurocopter EC145 Light Utility Helicopter, or LUH, for the U.S. Army? I'm pretty sure it's going to be the H-72. (The H-70 is the Bell 407 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter; the H-71 is the AgustaWestland...

hi there, is there somebody who can tell me where to find polo's, sweatshirts or jackets from Eurocopter. thx Eddy

Erickson offered me a position yesterday and I wanted to know if anybody had any feedback on them as a company or employer. The manufacture the s-64E and F model sky cranes. Lorin

I finally got a few (15) minutes in a turbocharged Enstrom. Controls heavier than what I'm used to. CHT issue at 4500' two up and 65F Overboost light while hovering Vibration level felt a bit more than my two blade Safari Auto very nice. No VSI but it looked a lot nicer than the...

I bet it costs more to put it back together than it will be worth at the end? Just the labor alone has to be painful let alone 2 main blades, both tail blades and an engine. I wonder if projects like this ever get completed? Joe (if I only had a bigger...

There's a 1979 Enstrom f28-c on ebay. The seller says it needs one main blade and both tail blades. I'm guessing this would at least double the $47k buy it now price? Any ideas on the cost of those parts? Yea, I'm still thinking about buying a helicopter. The winnings are doing well in my...

I plan to train in and possibly purchase either a Schweizer 300 or an Enstrom. I would operate out of Mesa, Arizona. I have no rotorcraft rating as yet but I have 1200 hours and a commercial/Instrument rating and I operate piston and Jet warbirds. My challenge is that I am 6'5" and 300#. This...

i'm looking for some input on the F28A. i would like to hear from operators and owners of the good, the bad, and the ugly of this model. please no war stories or uneducated assumptions made by someone who's never been in or around this model. fwiw, i own a F280C already.

I got to talking with a buddy of mine today and he told me that the turboed Enstrom F-28F was a great ship. I want a personal helicopter for me mostly. My wife will go about 25% opf the time. I'd like to land it at 10,000 feet msl if it will do it, no big loads, just some groceries. How much do...

Hi - I'm looking at buying a helicopter and am looking at an R44 for reasons of its popularity, low entry costs and the fact that that is all I am licensed to fly. However if I could get a second hand turbine reasonably cheaply, I would be interested. What is the group's views of the Enstrom...

I'm curious. Can a Blackhawk, Chinook, or other large military helicopter hover with one engine out? What is the procedure for one- engine-out operations for large helicopters? I assume no one auto rotates a 30,000 lbs helicopter??? The obvious internet searches didn't help. -Much...

Finished the spray season in Minnesota with about 450 hours logged from June to 20Sept. More than 45,000 acres sprayed without incident. Then was hired to ferry a Bell 206L3 from northern MN down to Baton Rouge LA where it promptly was put to work. I declined an offer to go to work immediately as I...

2-stroke diesels need compressed air for starting the engine, so the turbo (exhaust driven centrifugal supercharger) is out of a guestion and it produces very little boost at low rpm anyhow. How about supplementing a centrifugal turbocharger with a high speed electric motor to create boost needed...

Researchers have managed to decipher the formula for making the insect protein resilin: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/292388/Flea+power.htm Resilin is reputed to give fleas their great jumping power, as well as wing-flapping ability in flies and mosquitoes, among other things. How well...

The May 2004 issue of Kitplanes has an article entitled; 'Flying the Mosquito: Maximum fun at minimal cost' Economical? ~ The kit helicopters sells for $19.000.00 (US). Reliable? ~ The positive article is written by Ken Armstrong. He has flown 12,000 hours on 250 airplane and helicopter types,...

Does anybody know how much apprx. the real eurocopter dolphin ec155b1 cost. that's a really cool heli huh? thanks.

Hi Folks, Are there any ec 120 pilots on this forum and can anyone tell me where ec 120's are operating in Australia. Thanking you in advance, colibri:)

Is this helicopter offering in accordence with Ebay policies? This item sold last week in the same kind of deal, direct sale circumventing Ebay fees apparently. Sure is getting bad at Ebay anymore. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26424&item=5924073142 &rd=1