LOG Donauwoerth
after some weeks of absence (my holiday, Airbus holidays& busy at work...) yesterday was my first visit at DON again. Good to see a German Lynx in the air again and also No. 10 for the Australians is already flying.
here is the detailled LOG of what was here between 13.45 und 15.30:
78+38 NH.90TTH Heer (in&out of hangar F8)
79+08 NH.90TTH Lw (in & out of hangar F8; still under construction)
83+.. Sea Lynx Mk.88A GN/MFG3 (disappeared in the hangar before I was able to read it)
83+19 Sea Lynx Mk.88A GN/MFG 3 (testflight as "Dixi 27")
89+54 Sea King Mk.41 GN/MFG3 (towed into hangar)
[D-HADD] H145 Wiking Helicopters f/c (parked on the ramp); c/n 20105
D-HADX EC.145T2 Airbus Helicopters (prototype/demonstrator c/n 20001) local flight as "Redfox 30"
[D-HADC] H145 DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht) f/c testflight as "Redfox 5" (future reg D-HDSJ readable under sticker, c/n is 20104)
[D-HECG] EC.135T2+ RAN f/c; production flight as "Redfox 25" (serial N52-010/850 readable, c/n is 1234)
[D-HECZ] H135 primer (inside hangar), c/n not readable
one additional sighting is EC.145 c/n 9737 which was noted in primer at the Airbus facility at Augsburg on 19/09. This one is one of the very few "old" EC.145s not destined for the US Army as UH-72A...
LOG Donauwoerth 04/10/2016
Noted between 13.30 and 15.00 were the following:
74+58 Tiger UHT Heer (testflight as "Redfox 6")
84+87 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (engine test)
N52-013/853 EC.135T2+ RAN full c/s (still incomplete and missing rotor; unmasked and without german test reg. Towed shortly out an back into production area)
[D-HADD] H145 Wiking Helicopters full c/s (testflight as "Redfox 14")
[D-HADF] H145 Polizei NRW full c/s (c/n 20107) Should become D-HNWT later. Undergoing short Engine test.
[D-HADN] H145 primer (c/n 20109; made his 1st flight today as "Redfox 11")
D-HADX H145 Airbus Helicopter demonstrator (local flight as "Redfox 10")
[D-HECG] EC.135T2+ RAN full c/s (c/n 1234, towed into new built hangar next to NH90/Tiger hangar (F8))
[D-HECK] EC.135T2+ RAN full c/s (c/n 1237 readable under open engine cover, serial N52-011/851 also easily readable). Was doing some engine runs.
[D-HECN] H135 no further details, just transponder signal
[D-HECT] H135 primer (c/n 1202, towed into new built hangar next to NH90/Tiger hangar (F8)) This one is in primer for one year now!
LOG Donauwoerth 18/10/2016
74+57 Tiger UHT Heer (test flight as "Redfox 5"
84+15 CH-53G Lw/HSG64 (on the ramp)
84+38 CH-53G Lw/HSG64 (inside hangar)
8.+.7 CH-53GA? Lw/HSG64 (serial covered by folded rotors, maybe 84+87 which is written on the plastic covers of the engines)
84+96 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64 (inside hangar)
89+51 SeaKing Mk.41 Marine/MFG3 (on the ramp)
N52-015/855 EC.135T2+ Royal Australian Navy (the last one of the 15 for RAN was towed in&out of the production area. Still under construction and missing main rotor. No Testreg. applied and Australian serial not yet overtaped)
[D-HADF] H145 Polizei NRW f/c (c/n 20107, to be D-HNWT)
[D-HADO] H145M Luftwaffe f/c (inside hangar D10/1; german serial overtaped)
[D-HADT] Jupiter HT.1 (H145) RAF f/c? (inside hangar and almost overall covered by boxes and eqipment but the y/bk RAF colours were evident - I guess it must be the first H145 for the UK (serial ZM500 reserved)
[D-HBTA] H145 all red c/s (testflight as "Redfox 16"; c/n ?)
[D-HCBF] H145 primer (on the calibration platform; c/n 1244)
D-HCBM H135 Airbus Hel demonstrtator (local flight as "Redfox 14")
[D-HECN EC.135T2+ Royal Australian Navy (c/n 1239, N52-012/852 easily readable); testflight
[D-HECR] EC.135T2+ Royal Australian Navy (c/n 1240, N52-013/853 easily readable); engine test
D-HEEX EC.135 Airbus "Bluecopter" demonstrator (towed out of hangar C10 and prepared for local flight)
It seems that the military EC135 have moved to the new built hangar between the big F8 hangar for the NH90/Tigers and the maintenance hangar for the Tigers at the western end - all Australians were towed to and from here. (but at least the Luftwaffe and RAF H145 were still in the "old" D10 hangar).
If anyone is able to report the customer for the red H145 and/or the c/n I would be glad to hear!
Log 28-10-2016 (because of fog no flying)
D-HTSC EC135 cn 0832 (primer, in hangar)
D-HECR H135 "853" Australia full c/s (towed)
?? H135 "855?" Australia full c/s (in H135-flight hangar)
D-HECL H135 white c/s (towed)
?? H135 primer (outside afternoon)
?? H145M cn 20016 (primer, in hangar)
D-HCBP H145 Chinese Police (outside)
74+56 Tiger (in hangar)
74+57 Tiger
78+37 NH90
78+38 NH90
RN04 NH-90 Belgium (in hangar)
F-WWPL H160 (outside)
Plus in the Training Academy:
cn 9079 EC145 primer
cn 0826 EC135 primer
D-HCBX cn 0595 EC135 gn c/s
?? EC145T2 silver Eurocopter c/s
LOG Donauwoerth 08/11/2016
74+38 Tiger UHT Heer (on the ramp, later towed into Tiger maintenance hangar)
78+37 NH.90TTH Heer (on the ramp, later towed into hangar F8)
84+15 CH-53GS Lw (towed)
84+87 CH-53GA Lw (testflight)
84+96 CH-53GA Lw (inside hangar)
--- H135 primer (c/n 1241; towed into flight test hangar, incomplete fuselage)
--- EC.145 primer (c/n 9775), just a fuselage section which was towed
D-HBWZ H145 Polizei Bade-Württemberg f/c (some kind of handover ceremony on the ramp)
[D-HCBS] H145 all red with green rotor cap (= Wales Air Ambulance); testflight (c/n ?)
[D-HECH] H135 primer (c(n 1238), still missing rotor. Was towed into flight test hangar
[D-HECQ] EC.135T2+ RAN f/c (serial N52-015/855) (on the ramp)
[D-HECV] Juno HT.1 (EC.135T-4) RAF f/c (testflight, c/n 2002, which should make it ZM505 with the RAF). There were no UK markings nor serial applied so far.
D-HEEX EC.135 "Bluecopter conversion (local flight)
F-ZBPM EC.145C-2 Securite Civile (engine test, for maintenance at Donauwörth)
plus a H145 in all bright yellow c/s that was towed into the hangar just as I arrived
LOG Donauwoerth 22.11.2016
84+15 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (engine test)
84+59 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (local flight)
[D-HADB] H145 primer (inside hangar, c/n not readable)
[D-HADM] Jupiter HT.1 RAF f/c (inside hangar; no UK markings so far (probably will become ZM501))
[D-HADN] H145 primer (c/n 20109); testflight as "RDF 1"
[D-HCBH] H135 overall bright yellow c/s (operator unknown, but there was a H145 in the same colours in the hangar plus I noted yet another H145 in these colours at Augsburg airport today which was already delivered with registration D-HADH applied. I think they all belong together. Sadly not one c/n known by now.
[D-HCBP] H145 Guangzhou Police f/c, (c/n 20088, future serial 44011 overtaped but readable)
[D-HCBY] H145 all red with green rotor cap (Wales Air Ambulance); testflight as "RDF 3" (c/n ?)
[D-HCBZ] H145 primer (c/n 20117)
[D-HECM] EC.135P2+ primer (c/n 0886, Airbus Hel. testbed)
OE-XVF H135 ÖAMTC (c/n 1204, already delivered so must be here on maintenance), local flight as "RDF 6"
---- H135 primer (c/n 1248), missing rotor und without registration, c/n 1248
LOG Donauwoerth 20-12-2016
74+60 Tiger UHT Heer (later towed into hangar F8)
78+38 NH.90TTH Heer (towed outside from F8)
84+14 CH-53GE Lw/HSG64 (engine test)
84+15 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64 (engine test)
[D-HADA] H145 DRF f/c, testflight (D-HDSK overtaped but readable, c/n 20118)
[D-HADB] H145 primer (inside hangar and no c/n readable - but probably is 20119)
[D-HADC] H145 primer (c/n 20120), returning from a local flight.
D-HADS H145 (inside hangar)
D-HADX EC145T2 Airbus Hel. demonstrator; on the ramp
[D-HCBH] H135 all bright yellow (returning from a local flight). I guess this one is c/n 1246 for which no tie-up is known by now. Of course needs to be confirmed.
[D-HCBI] H135 primer (c/n 1247); testflight
[D-HCBK] H135 primer (c/n 1249); towed
[D-HCBL] H135 all red c/s (operator unknown, but missing the green rotor cap of Yorkshire Air Ambulance. C/n might be 1250 but also needs to be confirmed
D-HCBM H135 Airbus Hel. demonstrator (c/n 1143); towed
[D-HCBO] H135 white c/s with yellow fin (I found another picture on the internet of this helo when the future reg was not yet overtaped: F-HLCG. So by now only the c/n is missing.
[D-HECM] EC.135P2+ Airbus Hel. testbird (primer, c/n 0886), local flight
[D-HECO] H135 Skyway General Aviation f/c (from China); testflight
[D-HECW] Juno HT.1 (H135T3H) RAF f/c (towed outside from C9); c/n 2003 (RAF ZM506)
D-HEEX H135 Bluecopter Airbus Hel. (towed otside from D10)
This was my last visit here for 2016 - I wish everybody Merry Christmas an a good start for 2017
Bye,
Alex
[D-HCBO] H135 white c/s with yellow fin (I found another picture on the internet of this helo when the future reg was not yet overtaped: F-HLCG. So by now only the c/n is missing.
c/n 1252 for F-HLCG and c/n 1254 for F-HLCH futur
