Marseille-Provence (LFML/MRS) - 2012

[Michiel]

The F-ZWDA with code SI is the 2778.
The panther is maybe the Brazilian one.

Michiel

[Erik V]

Nice list Leonard!

I'm surprised to see the EMB312F numbered 471 in your list, noted in the Aeromechanica hangar. This airframe was l/n February this year stored at Chateaudun. Could it be that this airframe is a replacement aircraft for the Mauritanian Islamic AF Tucano that crashed August 21, last year?

Erik

[EvD]

What?
Only still page <two> for the airfield that holds the most exotic helicopters in Europe?
Low cost carriers fly there for next to nothing!
I do agree that the ongoing building activity is starting to hamper your view a bit, but with some patience and enjoying a baguette and orangina, the following could be seen on 20 September:

AS350 F-WWPQ c/n 7488? or 89?, white c/s, t/f
AS350 F-WWXE primer, t/f
AS350 B-7__5 red c/s, Chinese mks

EC120 F-WWXD primer, t/f

EC130 F-WMXC multi c/s, Eurocopter, t/f

SA365N3 F-WWOA c/n 6993?? (doubtful) customer code T_M? 002
EC155 F-WWOO c/n 6927 customer code PDV003, yellow/red c/s

EC175 F-WWOM sv c/s, Eurocopter EC175 titles
EC175 F-WWPB silver c/s, red stripes and 'SAR' titles, t/f

EC225 F-WWOT primer, float-cushion equipped, wash rack
Puma HC2 F-ZWBI nm, full RAF c/s
AS532 F-ZWBL 72, full Slovenian AF c/s
EC725 F-ZWBR AMHT-232, full Mexican Navy c/s
EC725 F-ZWDB SJ, full AdlA c/s, hangared
EC725 F-ZWDC SK, full AdlA c/s
AS332 F-ZWDI 2331/CGU, full ALAT c/s
EC725 F-ZWDQ M55-01, full Malaysian AF c/s / TUDM titles
EC725 F-ZWDS 1006, full Mexican AF c/s, parked outside from 19sep12 until 23sep12 (at least)
EC725 F-WMXA Eurocopter, 'Experimental' departed, did not return
EC225 G-PUMT red/blue/white c/s, hangared
EC225 VN-8620 bl/rd/wh c/s, VNH South titles
EC225 _____ primer, customer code looked like C__011, wash rack
Plus an uncompleted EC725 in the wash rack and 2 Malaysian AF EC725 parked next to the Mexican AF a/c 19sep12 until at least 23sep12.

EC665HAD F-ZWPB sand c/s with tiger stripes, "Fst serial HAD French Tiger" on tail boom, t/f
EC665 F-ZKBA full ALAT c/s
EC665 (200)4/BHK

NH90-NFH F-ZWBB c/n 1109, primer, heavily modified, t/f
NH90-TTH F-ZWBE c/n 1237?, green c/s, should be the first Belgian TTH
NH90-TTH F-ZWBK c/n 1290, ALAT c/s, ramp
NH90-NFH F-ZWBT 9, c/n 1251, full Aeronavale c/s
NH90-TTH F-ZWDO NZ3303, c/n 1207, full New Zealand AF c/s, ramp
NH90-TTH F-ZWDV NZ3306, c/n 1229, full New Zealand AF c/s, wash rack
NH90-TTH F-ZWRF EAE, c/n 1239, full ALAT c/s BUT: c/n & reg belong to EAA!
Plus a frame of a Belgian NH90-NFH in the wash rack.

Visit:
C-135FR 735/93-CG, touch-and-go
Falcon 50 3C-LGE Equatorial Guinea Gvmt

The two Malaysians and Mexican AF were still outside today.

Go get 'em!

[EvD]

New day, Friday 21st, more than could be expected for a Friday.
My scope did not zoom all the way anymore today (needs a good cleaning), so one or two c/ns escaped us.
Obviously, not only new airframes but also duplications with the log from Thursday.
All that was seen is included to give an impression of a day's results.

AS350 F-WWPH c/n 7468? bn/gold c/s, Russian flag, t/f
AS350 F-WWXE primer, t/f
AS350 F-WWXI c/n 74_0? red c/s, t/f
AS555 ____ full ALAT c/s, towed on road, looked like 551_
AS555 ____ ALAT c/s, towed on road, no tail
Plus an unknown brown/brown camouflaged towed, visible for a second. Seemed to have a red/white flag.

EC130T2 F-WGYP sv c/s, Eurocopter, t/f

EC155 F-WMXD sv c/s, Eurocopter, t/f
EC155 F-WWOC primer
SA365 ____ bn/gn c/s, hangared in NH90/prototype hangar

EC175 F-WWOM sv c/s, Eurocopter EC175 titles
EC175 ____ primer, marked S01, wash rack

EC225 F-WWOT primer, float-cushion equipped, wash rack
EC225 F-WWOV red c/s
Puma HC2 F-ZWBI nm, full RAF c/s
AS532 F-ZWBL 72, full Slovenian AF c/s
EC725 F-ZWBQ AMHT-231, full Mexican Navy c/s
EC725 F-ZWBR AMHT-232, full Mexican Navy c/s
EC725 F-ZWDB SJ, full AdlA c/s, hangared
EC725 F-ZWDC SK, full AdlA c/s
AS332 F-ZWDI 2331/CGU, full ALAT c/s
AS532 F-ZWDP FA631, full Albanian AF c/s
EC725 F-ZWDQ M55-01, full Malaysian AF c/s / TUDM titles, t/f
EC725 F-ZWDS 1006, full Mexican AF c/s, parked outside from 19sep12 until 23sep12 (at least)
EC725 ____ M55-06, full Malaysian AF c/s / TUDM titles, towed from paint hangar
AS332 ____ CGL, c/n should be 2300 but looked like 2298 (but was seen a second, being towed)
Plus an EC725, primer c/s, in the wash rack; and one AS332-type hangared in primer with other parts in standard ALAT c/s. Also an SA330 primer hulk was towed on one of the roads and ended up in the wash rack.

EC665 F-ZWPB HAD-version, sand c/s, hangared
EC665 F-ZKBP full ALAT c/s
EC665 F-ZWBV HAD-version, c/n 6002, full ALAT c/s, t/f

NH90-TTH F-ZWBE c/n 1237?, green c/s, should be the first Belgian TTH, t/f
NH90-NFH F-ZWBT 9, c/n 1251, full Aeronavale c/s, t/f
NH90-TTH F-ZWTF dk.gy c/s, t/f
Plus a frame of a Belgian NH90-NFH in the wash rack, seemed the same as on the 20th. A New Zealand NH90 was seen on the ramp but could not be identified. It was parked behind an unidentified green NH90, this was not the F-ZWBE because the blue roof was also green.

Others:
EC145 F-ZBPG Sécurité Civile, based

I did not log the SecCiv stuff, although they were quite active, taking in water on the lake, fighting brush fires and doing training sorties. Great!

[Michiel]

NH90-NFH F-ZWBB c/n 1109, primer, heavily modified, t/f

Should be become a Hkp-14B. Had the exhaust pipes like the TTH but all the radar equipment like the NFH.

[leonard van T]

EC225 G-PUMT red/blue/white c/s, hangared

I had this one on the 11th in full red / Bond Helicopters c/s

Leonard

[nils]

NH90-TTH F-ZWBE c/n 1237?, green c/s, should be the first Belgian TTH, t/f
Plus a frame of a Belgian NH90-NFH in the wash rack, seemed the same as on the 20th.

thanks, now i know the civilian test serial for the Belgian NH90TTH (propably will become RN05)
as for that Belgian NFH, seems strange, as the Belgian NFH models are being produced in DonauWörth, Germany (unless they moved the production to France, due to the delays) are you sure it was a Belgian NFH?

[DAVECLARKE]

G-PUMT was test flown as F-WJXQ, noted from the link below.
http://events.eurocopter.com/en/gallery ... n/node/852
A few pictures here to make me jealous!!!!

[Michiel]

@Nils,

Take a look a this picture:
http://www.sbap.be/news/2011/nh90bel/nh90bel.htm

This is how we saw the NH90 going in to the wash rack. Hard to tell if it was a NFH or TTH!

Can you confirm the customercode for the RN05 as TBEA001/BLG05?

Regards,

Michiel

[nils]

@Nils,

Take a look a this picture:
http://www.sbap.be/news/2011/nh90bel/nh90bel.htm

This is how we saw the NH90 going in to the wash rack. Hard to tell if it was a NFH or TTH!

Can you confirm the customercode for the RN05 as TBEA001/BLG05?

Regards,

Michiel

according to my info, the code for the Belgian TTH is TBEF001, the NFH is NBEN001.
i guess they must have moved the NFH's from Donauworth to Marignane after the constant delays.

[EvD]

The 2nd Belgian NH90 was a TTH. It lacks some of the NFH features as far as I can see.
Besides, all four Belgian NFH were still at Donauworth on the date of this sighting.
Erwin

[woelfie]

The 2nd Belgian NH90 was a TTH. It lacks some of the NFH features as far as I can see.
Besides, all four Belgian NFH were still at Donauworth on the date of this sighting.
Erwin

And they are still there right now.

Best regards
Woelfie

[MvS]

Nice list Leonard!

I'm surprised to see the EMB312F numbered 471 in your list, noted in the Aeromechanica hangar. This airframe was l/n February this year stored at Chateaudun. Could it be that this airframe is a replacement aircraft for the Mauritanian Islamic AF Tucano that crashed August 21, last year?

Erik

5T-MAA
http://pics-aeronef.discutfree.com/t669 ... -marignane

MvS

[leonard van T]

5T-MAA
http://pics-aeronef.discutfree.com/t669 ... -marignane

MvS

I stumbled upon the same pictures just last friday, nice forum can be very helpfull in the future !

Leonard