keithnewsome
January 5, 2014 at 8:26 pm

Brand new Bond AW139.

Arriving at Norwich this morning, as a late Christmas present, a pair of trucks with a brand new AW139 for Bond Offshore ….. this should be G-VINJ (g-info reg 13.12.13) s/n 41355 …. a small story of progress …..

Keith 🙂

Truck No1 arrives with a shrink wrapped chopper !

Truck No2 arrives with rotor blades and other parts !

All in position for unloading ….. crane hooked to rotor head !

Lift chopper from truck and drive truck away !

Chopper back on ‘terra firma’ !

And pushed back into hangar !

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By: keithnewsome - 17th February 2014 at 21:56

Thanks EGTC my friend !

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By: EGTC - 21st January 2014 at 16:37

Very good 🙂

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By: keithnewsome - 20th January 2014 at 23:50

And another view of the hover tests before the first flight …..

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By: keithnewsome - 10th January 2014 at 20:27

Today we have the first few seconds of flight in the UK …..

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By: Newforest - 10th January 2014 at 14:09

No tax (offshore operation remember? no fuel, delivered on trailer, see above!!).

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By: AlanR - 10th January 2014 at 08:02

Does that come taxed and a tank of fuel ?

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By: Newforest - 10th January 2014 at 07:47

$12 million to you and me.

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By: keithnewsome - 9th January 2014 at 23:10

Alan I have no idea ! but would imagine a lot more £M’s than your average Christmas present …. rather hope someone who knows the cost will be along soon to fill us in ???

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By: AlanR - 9th January 2014 at 22:47

What does one of those cost ?

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By: keithnewsome - 9th January 2014 at 19:46

And another engine run session today, this time in better light !!

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By: keithnewsome - 8th January 2014 at 20:29

Thanks for those nice comments gents ! Well this evening it appeared outside for engine runs ….. and it is, as suspected, G-VINJ …. so a low quality, not good after dark, photo …. waiting to be tucked up for the night !!

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By: Newforest - 6th January 2014 at 08:33

The man on the spot! Thought the shrink wrap was a sort of spray on protection, but this looks like a re-usable wrapper, anybody know?

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By: TheMightyOz - 5th January 2014 at 23:06

I wish I could wrap Christmas presents that well!