Donauwoerth/Airbus Helicopters (EDMQ) 2015 CIV+MIL

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwörth Tuesday 13.10.15 13.30-15.00 hrs
only a short visit here today as I hurried on to Munich Airport for a spectacular visitor there (PLAAF B-737 B-4020). But I missed it by three minutes
More luck at Donauwörth 16 choppers in one hour is not bad...
On with the log:
74+29 Tiger UHT Heer towed into production area
74+51 Tiger UHT Heer engine test, testflight was cancelled
78+31 NH.90TTH Heer testflight as "RDF 3"
85+03 CH-53GS Heer engine test
146056/56 [98+40] Hkp.14F on the ramp being prepared for engine test or testflight
[D-HADN] H145 all silver VIP c/s "MB style", probably also for Indonesia (see D-HCBR), towed to calibration platform
[D-HADI] H145M primer, for Lw 76+01 (c/n 20016); being prepared for testflight with D-HCBQ
[D-HADS] EC.145T2 still primer (c/n 20007); local flight as "RDF 6"
[D-HBTS] H145 full Baden-Württemberg Police c/s (c/n 20048, will become D-HBWV); testflight as "RDF 11"
D-HCBM H135 Airbus Hel. demo a/c; local flight as "RDF 14"
[D-HCBQ] H145M Lw f/c, (c/n 20019, 76+02); being prepared for testflight with D-HADI
[D-HCBR] H145 (c/n 20037, will become PK-BMS as painted on underside) all silver VIP c/s "MB style"; on the ramp
[D-HCBV] H145 full Baden-Württemberg police c/s (c/n 20041, will become D-HBWU); engine test
[D-HECR] EC.135 all black c/s future reg. D-HDDL taped over but clearly readable. testflight as "RDF 29"
[D-HECU] EC.135 primer, c/n 1203; on the ramp
D-HEEX EC.135 Airbus Helicopters demo a/c "Bluecopter"; testflight as "RDF 2"

some pictures from here at https://www.flickr.com/photos/115708529@N08/

Bye, Alex

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 27.10. 13.30-15.15 hrs
not much to see today, probably due to bad weather with low cloudbase.
74+16 Tiger UHT Heer in& out of the maintenance hangar for a short engine test
74+51 Tiger UHT Heer towed into hangar F8
84+64 CH-53G HSG64 engine test
[D-HCBQ] H145M Lw on the ramp, (76+02 taped over)
[D-HECB] EC.135 primer (c/n 1205)
[D-HADK] H145 red/white c/s, operator and c/n unknown; testflight as "RDF11"
D-HADW EC.145T2 Airbus Heli, departed to EDTY (Schwaebisch Hall) as "RDF
[D-HECM] EC.135 Airbus Heli testbed (still in primer with c/n 0886)
+ one unidentified white/blue EC.135 fuselage on a pallet

Regards
Alex

[Sleegertje]

Some questionmarks noted on 30-10-2015
EC-145 D-HUMS Securite Civile
EC-135 D-HECX White
EC-135 D-HECM 0886 Testbed
EC-135 D-HECW 1197
EC-145 D-HADK
EC-145 D-HCBF 20058
Any help on this is welcome, thanks.

[cis]

Sleegertje, can you also post a complete log ?

[Sleegertje]

CH-53GS 84+64 outside
NH-90 98+50 which should be 79+08 outside
NH-90 78+31 flying

Hangared:
NH-90 78+30 78+32
Tiger 74+49 74+50 74+51
HKP-14F 146056

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 10/11/15 13.30-15.30 hrs
The Thai AF machine was of course the highlight of the day, especially as it already got the original serial painted on.
84+34 CH-53G HSG64 (inside hangar)
89+52 Sea King Mk43 MFG3 (inside hangar)
20069 H145M Royal Thai AF f/c (towed from production line to flight test hangar; still missing rotor) c/n same as serial
[D-HADB] H145 all yellow (Bond?); c/n 20055
[D-HADN] H145 silver "MB-style" (testflight as "RDF11")
D-HAFC Bell 206 Rotorflug (low approach)
[D-HCBW] H145 Svensk Luftambulanse (engine test; c/n 20060)
[D-HECX] H135 all white (engine test; c/n now confirmed as 1198)
[D-HECY] H135 Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe f/c (engine test; c/n 1207)
[D-HMBF] H145 ADAC f/c (c/n most probably 20054)

Regards, Alex

[Sleegertje]

That Thai is a really nice one, do you have a picture of it?

[spottervito]

That Thai is a really nice one, do you have a picture of it?

especially for you...
look at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/115708529 ... 886247259/

[Sleegertje]

Thanks, appreciate that

[Le Addeur noir]

LOG Donauwoerth 10/11/15 13.30-15.30 hrs
The Thai AF machine was of course the highlight of the day, especially as it already got the original serial painted on.
84+34 CH-53G HSG64 (inside hangar)
89+52 Sea King Mk43 MFG3 (inside hangar)
20069 H145M Royal Thai AF f/c (towed from production line to flight test hangar; still missing rotor) c/n same as serial
[D-HADB] H145 all yellow (Bond?); c/n 20055
[D-HADN] H145 silver "MB-style" (testflight as "RDF11")
D-HAFC Bell 206 Rotorflug (low approach)
[D-HCBW] H145 Svensk Luftambulanse (engine test; c/n 20060)
[D-HECX] H135 all white (engine test; c/n now confirmed as 1198)
[D-HECY] H135 Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe f/c (engine test; c/n 1207)
[D-HMBF] H145 ADAC f/c (c/n most probably 20054)

Regards, Alex

The Thai EC645? is destined for the Tahan Bok (rough spelling), which in English is The Royal Thai Army. There should be 9 of these for the Army plus 5 EC645 (or similar) for the Royal Thai Navy on order.

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 24/11/2015 13.30 - 15.25 hrs
7.+.. UH-1D Heer low approach as "Joker 29" seconds before I arrived
76+04 H145M Luftwaffe f/c; testflight as "Dixi 10" now full military markings (ex D-HADP)
78+33 NH.90TTH Heer; outside on the compensation platform (missing rotors etc), later towed into hangar F8
79+10 NH.90TTH Luftwaffe, changed place in hangar F8 with 78+33 (only outside for a minute or so)
[D-HADI] H145M primer (for German Air Force), testfluight as " RDF 15"
[D-HADO] H145 Svensk Luftambulanse, future reg painted on underside but only SE-..A readable; c/n confirmed as 20050; production flight as "RDF5"
D-HADW EC.145T2 Airbus Hel. demonstrator, returning from Ingolstadt as "RDF 20"
D-HADZ EC.145 Airbus Hel. testbed; engine test
D-HBPE EC.135P2+ Polizei Bayern; maintenance; flown over from Airbus Service Centre at Augsburg as "RDF 3"
[D-HCBA] H135 Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe f/c, towed from one hangar into another
D-HCBM EC.135T3 Airbus Hel. demonstrator, local flight
[D-HCBP] EC.145 primer (c/n 9685), testflight as "RDF 6"
[D-HCBV] H145 Polizei Baden-Wuerttemberg inside hangar
[D-HCBZ] EC.145 primer, c/n 9729 on the ramp
[D-HECT] H135 primer; c/n 1202; engine test
[D-HECZ] H135 Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe f/c

some pictures can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115708529 ... 000703370/

Bye, Alex