Donauwörth 2008 - Observation/Questions

[F17_114PM]

Hello,

on 7th of March, 2008, I visited Donauwörth.
Among other helicopters, I saw the following:

1) EC145 c/n 9167 Test registration D-HMBW (primer)
2) EC135 c/n ???? Test registration D-HECA Bundesministerium des Innern (full c/s)
3) EC135 c/n ???? No registration (in olive-green, no markings)

My observations/questions now:

1)
Scramble, Rotorspot and Helionline, are not mentioning D-HMBW as an ex-registration of c/n 9167, that become N467AE -> 07-72032

2)
D-HECA was in full BMI colors. But, I can not find the following BMI-registration.
According to Helionline and Rotorspot, the most promising candidate would be c/n 0688. But, this was delivered in October 2008 to Turkey as TC-HJC!
Does anybody know, if the BMI canceled an order or what really happened with D-HECA?

3)
The olive-green EC135 was parked/stored beside the wall of the main building/hangar without rotors and with something on the nose, that looked like an missile warning system. Has anybody any infos about this helicopter?

Many thanks in advance!

Regards
Marcus

[spottervito]

Hi Marcus,
some remarks about your requests, althogh I have not seen them by myself:
1. the testreg of 9167: Congratulations with your help we can add another testreg - I think there are still many testregs missing so this is another piece in the big puzzle...

2. D-HECA BMI: I doubt if your helicopter has in fact c/n 0688. As you stated it became TC-HJC. But this was later in 2008 than march. There was another D-HECA noted in late April 2008, but this was in Austrian Police colours and later became OE-BXZ.
In my opinion the most likely candidate is c/n 0648, now flying as D-HZSP. It was the last BMI helicopter to be handed over from the first part of the order. Its testreg was stated as D-HECN but I think this could be wrong and in fact be D-HECA. It has never actually been seen as D-HECN, too! The delivery date was stated as 06-03-2008 though.
The one before was D-HZSO, handed over late february and wearing test reg D-HECR. D-HZSN had test reg D-HTSJ and was delivered 15-01-08, so normally it cannot be this one, too.

3. Sorry no clue on your anonymous olive EC.135

Hope this helps a bit
Rgds, Alex

[F17_114PM]

Sure it helps, Alex
Thank you very much for your input!
Viele Grüße