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One of those elvis water bomber helicopters could slow up a car chase or escapee on foot.

Toottoot wrote:One of those elvis water bomber helicopters could slow up a car chase or escapee on foot.

Roger VKI - the POI is the wet one

Heard this ages ago but it was a secret.

From memory they are getting 2 smaller choppers that are cheaper to run and maintain than the current one!

Maybe a couple of those ultra lights with the parachutes and a strong eveready torch with a Kodak digital camera gaffa taped to the belly.

polair was sitting outside then hanger today getting wet

I had also heard this whisper a while back and I am putting my money on them getting a couple of these Bad Boys ... This is of course if the winch is to abandoned and those jobs left for Rescue 65. I`ll do some poking around and see what other info i can turn up.

Did you visit the Ruffduss today Munchy?? What did you get to do and see?

yup didnt see much there umm then went around and saw rescue 65 and some critical care paramedics training then had a sqishy car ride home and was sick

Always RX wrote:I had also heard this whisper a while back and I am putting my money on them getting a couple of these Bad Boys ... This is of course if the winch is to abandoned and those jobs left for Rescue 65. I`ll do some poking around and see what other info i can turn up.

Those Choppers are awesome, same as Vic Police. I saw one of those flying between the buildings in the Melboune CBD.

I think the MD-500 series (or similar) helicopters would be great for Police support (not so much in rescue situations), super agile and pretty damn quick too, I think that a few Law Enforcment agencies in the U.S use them....plus they look pretty smick

Hughes 369A

trent wrote:I think the MD-500 series (or similar) helicopters would be great for Police support (not so much in rescue situations), super agile and pretty damn quick too, I think that a few Law Enforcment agencies in the U.S use them....plus they look pretty smick

Hughes 369A

Trent, awsome pic of the Hughs chopper - Wouldnt be bad if they did...

Like the signature Trent!

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But it's a very, very old design now. That's a 500C (the 500D has a 'T' tail) that would getting on for 30 years old. It's got the same engine as the Bell Jet Ranger (Allison 250-C20) but a bit faster. The NOTAR 520 design would be getting close to 20 years old. Those 500s are cramped inside, too.

I expect the cops will go for a modern machine and the rescue aspect of it will need to be sorted out early on - if the new police choppers are going to have winches fitted, they'll need to determine whether they'll be one- or two-person winches which will in turn influence what sort of beast they choose. Add to that the TRG boys (and girls) wanting to do that shimmying down the rope thing and, well...

They might even choose one small and one larger chopper rather than two middle-sized ones. Either way I don't they'll decide in a hurry.