Air 611

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:23 am

Photos taken the other day of Air 611 being used by the SES to map the damage in the Rockingham area

Rockjet · Post by **Rockjet** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:13 pm

Great Pics Bomber, any idea of the make (Bell?)

Post by **auntys_eyes** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:25 pm

Looks to me like a 'Squirrel' by French manufacturer Aerospatiale. Same as the Channel 7 chopper?

Post by **gkoutlis** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:46 pm

Negative - its a Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1172952/L/

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:23 pm

Callsign for this aircraft is usually Air Intel 1.

Ã©cureuil is actually the french word for 'Squirrel', so you are correct auntys_eyes.

This chopper, the Helitac's and the 7 News chopper are all Squirrels, however, different models.

(7 news is a BA, Air Intel 1 is a B2 and Helitac's are B3s)

Post by **auntys_eyes** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:27 pm

gkoutlis wrote:Negative - its a Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1172952/L/

G - it would appear that Aerospatiale and Eurocopter may be the same thing. The link below shows the 7 chopper as also being an AS-350B Ecureuil, but listed as Aerospatiale.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0346927/L/

The colloquial term for them is Squirrel

*EDIT* Just found this on Wikipedia;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospatiale
Quote: "In 1992, DaimlerBenz Aerospace AG (DASA) and AÃ©rospatiale combined their helicopter divisions to form the Eurocopter Group."

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:32 pm

Wow great shots! Howd you manage to get them?

Post by **gkoutlis** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:37 pm

auntys_eyes wrote:
gkoutlis wrote:Negative - its a Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1172952/L/
G - it would appear that Aerospatiale and Eurocopter may be the same thing. The link below shows the 7 chopper as also being an AS-350B-2 Ecureuil, but listed as Aerospatiale.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0346927/L/

The colloquial term for them is Squirrel

*EDIT* Just found this on Wikipedia;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospatiale
Quote: "In 1992, DaimlerBenz Aerospace AG (DASA) and AÃ©rospatiale combined their helicopter divisions to form the Eurocopter Group."

Roger that mate - no worries

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:49 pm

Is that the Rugby/Football Feild on Dixon road ?

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:58 pm

Squirrel in French is Ecureuil.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:02 pm

WPXZBP wrote:Squirrel in French is Ecureuil.

Scroll up

bomber · Post by **bomber** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:03 pm

Millsy wrote:Is that the Rugby/Football Feild on Dixon road ?

Yep they were using the rugby oval all day as a landing spot, as was channel 7 however didnt have camera when they landed.

Jared,
I was filling up at the servo when they came in to land. The pilot went over for a leak so asked if he would mind. He was going to let me take some from inside however the dark clouds in photo 3 opened and was belting down so put an end to that.

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:09 pm

Fastlane wrote:
WPXZBP wrote:Squirrel in French is Ecureuil.
Scroll up

Missed that one.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:27 pm

For those interested in the inside of this machine..

Rockjet · Post by **Rockjet** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:33 pm

Wes, how do you pronounce "Ecureuil"?