By: John Aeroclub - 10th December 2009 at 22:38
To potentialy extend it’s range as in Chindit type operations. Again tongue firmly in top of mouth.
John
By: mike currill - 10th December 2009 at 22:35
To place it in a location where it is possible to operate helos but not fixed wing aviation? That would seem to be the only reason as far as I can make out.
By: Arabella-Cox - 10th December 2009 at 22:28
Well Old Eagle has it correct but I do like John’s suggestion.
Its a Skeeter being rigged on a Medium Stressed Platform for airdrop from a Bev. The photos are dated October 61 and were passed to me by one of the chaps you can see on top of the load in these other photos.
It was a trial by the AATDC who dropped the Skeeter just the once and then did the same to an Auster AOP Mk 9. Following the drop both aircraft were re-rigged and test flown.
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The MSP must be one of the longest serving bits of kit in the UK forces as it was first dropped in 1953 and is still in service today.
Anyway no one has answered the big question WHY would you want to airdrop a helicopter in the first place?
By: John Aeroclub - 10th December 2009 at 10:11
Perhaps the rotor poked out of the top hatch of the Bev and it gave the Bev a vertical lift capability. (with tongue very firmly in cheek).
It looks like a junior “Loadies” trade test.
John
By: old eagle - 9th December 2009 at 22:46
Parachute dropping trials from a Beverley ?
or
Packed for transport by air …but the packaging ie steel angle looks a bit heavy
By: Arabella-Cox - 9th December 2009 at 22:31
Sketter is correct John but why is it in ‘bondage’ and what’s the other aircraft involved?
By: John Aeroclub - 9th December 2009 at 22:00
Well the chopper is a Skeeter.
John
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