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AGUSTA NH-90 FLIGHT
NH-90 IN FLIGHT FOR THE DELIVERY CEREMONY OF THE FIRST MODELS TO THE ITALIAN ARMY AVIATION . Il primo settembre 1992, le NH Industries firmarono un contratto per il progetto e lo sviluppo dell'NH90 con la NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency). L'agenzia riuniva i rappresentanti delle quattro nazioni inizialmente interessate all'elicottero:Germania, Italia, Francia e Olanda. Il Portogallo si è unito all'agenzia il 21 giugno 2001. L'attività di progetto iniziò nel 1993, e il primo prototipo, il PT1, realizzò il primo volo il 18 dicembre 1995. Un secondo prototipo, il PT2, effettuò il primo volo il 19 marzo 1997 e il terzo prototipo, il PT3, il 27 novembre 1998. Il programma NH90 è gestito dalla NH Industries, mentre la produzione è suddivisa tra 3 partner, la cui partecipazione è suddivisa in 32.00% per la AgustaWestland italiana, 62.50% per la Eurocopter francese e tedesca e 5.50% per la Stork Fokker Aerospace olandese. Il programma dichiara 2 anni di ritardo a causa della complessa procedura di omologazione ei primi NH90 sono stati consegnati verso la fine del 2006 all'Esercito Tedesco. Questi saranno seguiti dagli elicotteri italiani e finlandesi nel 2007. In seguito, nel corso del 2007, le Marine Militari Italiana e Francese inizieranno a ricevere le varianti NFH. Nel 2007 sono previste anche le consegne dei primi elicotteri svedesi e norvegesi. Si è pensato originariamente di produrre l'NH90 presso 3 linee di assemblaggio principali; Vergiate in Italia per <b>...</b>
Turbine Powered NH-90 Flown at Arlington 2011
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Turbine Powered NH-90 Flown at Arlington 2011, using jet A fuel! Enjoy
ArmA 2: FDF NH-90 Helicopter Preview
Small preview about ArmA 2 FDF Mod's NH90 Helicopters. You can download the whole mod from: www.fdfmod.org
Flugtag Roth - Flugvorführung NH-90
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30 Jahre Kampfhubschrauberregiment 26 "Franken". Der neue Transporthubschrauber NH-90 zeigt sein Können bei einer Flugdemonstration.
RC Heli - NH 90 - Turbine Power
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NH-90 helikopter werpt torpedo's succesvol af
De nieuwste Defensiehelikopter, de NH-90, heeft 13 MK46 torpedo's succesvol afgeworpen boven het Marsdiep in Den Helder. Dit was de eerste keer en betekent een belangrijke mijlpaal op weg naar volledige inzetbaarheid.
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NH-90 NFH
The primary role of the NFH version is autonomous anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface unit warfare (ASuW), mainly from naval ships. These aircraft are equipped for day and night, adverse weather and severe ship motion operations. Additional roles include anti-air warfare support, vertical replenishment (VERTREP), search & rescue (SAR) and troop transport.
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Overdracht van de eerste NH-90 helikopter.
NH 90 Helicopter Demo on De Kooy Air base in Den Helder
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On 1 September 1992, NH Industries signed an NH90 design-and-development contract with NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency). This agency represented the four participating nations: France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. Portugal joined the agency on 21 June 2001. The design work started in 1993, with the first prototype, the PT1, making its first flight on 18 December 1995. A second prototype, the PT2, first flew on 19 March 1997 and the third prototype, the PT3, on 27 November 1998. The Netherlands, one of the original supporters of the program, has 20 units on order. However, to date, due to design changes the helicopter is too heavy to be used in combination with the Dutch frigates for which they were explicitly ordered, it is as of yet unclear what additional changes, at what cost need to be made to make them suitable for the Dutch primary role.[ (From Wikipedia) In this video a nice demo flight is shown on September 19th on the Heldair Air Show on De Kooy air base in Den Helder The Netherlands. The impressive qualities in flight are clearly demonstrated. Almost 10 tons in weight dances in the sky with superb control in all directions. Very impressive. Enjoy this short demo flight!
NH90 Simulator
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- Duration: 2:48
- Published: 16 Jul 2010
- Uploaded: 02 Aug 2011
- Author: Bundeswehr
Ein Triebwerkbrand zwingt den Copiloten dazu, das linke Triebwerk abzuschalten. Routiniert, professionell und ohne zu zögern arbeitet die Besatzung des NH90 Helikopters das Notverfahren ab. Notverfahren wie diese trainiert man am besten in einer sicheren Umgebung. Das Ziel ist nur durch hochwertige Simulatoren zu erreichen. Für die Ausbildung neuer Piloten sind rund 250 Flugstunden vorgesehen, von denen etwa zwei Drittel im Simulator absolviert werden. (YT005803)
NH 90 Bundeswehr / German Army
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- Published: 12 Jul 2008
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Der neue Hubschrauber NH 90 der Bundeswehr - new helicopter NH90 of German Army
NH90 The future of the Armed Forces in Service Today
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The future of the Armed Forces in Service Today
NH-90 @ Selänpää airfield
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EHLW 12/jul/2011 2F16 full ab takeoff , NH-90 heli
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Lentäjien Juhannus Kauhavalla 19.6.2009 ( NH-90 soolo )
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Lentäjien Juhannus on Lentosotakoululla, Kauhavalla vuosittain järjestettävä juhannustapahtuma, mihin sisältyy mm. konserttiesiintymisiä ja lentonäytöksiä. Osittain hyväntekeväisyystarkoituksiin suuntautuva tapahtuma järjestettiin ensi kerran vuonna 1945. Tänävuonna esiintyi: ◦The Rocketman, Yhdysvallat! ◦Midnight Hawks, Ilmavoimat ◦F-18 Hornet soolo, Ilmavoimat ◦NH-90 soolo, Utin Jääkärirykmentti. Uuden helikopterin ensimmäinen näytöslento Kauhavalla! ◦BAE Hawk Mk.51 soolo, Ilmavoimat ◦Gloster Gauntlet, Jyrki Laukkanen ◦CAP-231, Petteri Tarma ◦CAP-232, Sami Kontio ◦Pitts Special, Raimo Nikkanen ◦Fouga Magister, Pauli Perttula ◦Extra-300, Tapio Pitkänen ◦Vinka, Ilmavoimat ◦Agusta Bell 412, Rajavartiolaitos ◦Finnair Airbus A320 (Operaatio Lentävään Pyörätuoliin liittyen) Artistit: Apulanta, Kari Tapio, Memory Lane, Nuori harmonikkataituri Sara Niittyviita. Muut: Lamourettes-show! Sekä perjantaina että lauantaina: Mikko Leivo & Heidi Sarpola: huikea, fantastinen Extreme Globe Raiders Show! Tivoli Sariola perjantaina klo 15 - 02 ja lauantaina klo 10.00 - 15.00.
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Only reason its 4 is the 5th one had a bad servo. MD-500, NH-90, Bell 407, and Red Bull BO-105...all in one morning!!
21/apr/2011 EHLW NAVY NH-90 overflight
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Armeijan helikopteri NH-90 - Helsinki International Airshow 15.08.2009 (Malmin lentokenttä)
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2010 June Brooks Mike's nh-90
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Test flights of the rebuilt NH-90
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Das Regiment wurde am 1. April 1971 als Heeresfliegerregiment 10 in Celle-Wietzenbruch (Niedersachsen) auf dem Heeresflugplatz Celle (Immelmann Kaserne) aufgestellt. Es entstand aus Teilen der Heeresfliegerbataillone 1, 7 und 11. Ab Februar 1980 wurde es im Rahmen der Heeresstruktur 4 in drei Phasen auf den Fliegerhorst nach Fassberg verlegt, wo es sich am 18. September 1981 vorstellte. In seiner Geschichte hat das Regiment an zahlreichen Hilfs- und Rettungseinsätzen mitgewirkt, zum Beispiel bei den Flutkatastrophen an Oder und Elbe. Mit der „Operation Kurdenhilfe" im Jahr 1991 begann für die Heideflieger der bis heute nahezu kontinuierliche Einsatz im Ausland, ob im Iran, Somalia, Bosnien oder im Kosovo. Die „Heideflieger" verfügen über den leichten Transporthubschrauber Bell UH-1D, auch „Huey" genannt. Er kann bis zu 800 Kilogramm als Außenlast und je nach Art des Einsatzes 6- 8 Soldaten transportieren und kann auch mit zwei 7,62 mm Maschinengewehren vom Typ MG3 als Gunship umgerüstet werden. Die in die Jahre gekommene Bell UH-1D sollte seit dem 1. Juli 2009 langsam durch den Transporthubschrauber NH 90 abgelöst werden. Aktuell verschiebt sich die Einführung des NH 90 aber mindestens um ein weiteres Jahr auf den 1. Juli 2010. Leider konnte ich die im Vorspann angegebene Musik nicht verwenden, da einige Plattenfirmen etwas gegen die private Veröffentlichung haben.
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View along NH Route 112 in the White Mountains. New Hampshire Route 112 (abbreviated NH 112) is a 56.39-mile (90.75 km) long east–west state highway in northern New Hampshire.
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Fridtjof Nansen docked at the home port - Haakonsvern naval base, Bergen. On 26 February 2009, the Norwegian government decided to deploy HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen to the Gulf of Aden, thereby participating in the ongoing Operation Atalanta, the European Union's counter-piracy campaign in Somalia.
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The Delhi Metro has an average ridership of 900,000 commuters per day and runs at an operational profit.[75]
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Delivery of the NH-90 transport helicopters ordered for the Finnish land forces is behind schedule by over a year. "Presumably, the manufacturer has been slightly too ambitious when drawing up the schedule for development of a new helicopter type", says head of the land forces air division, colonel...
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Australian Army: 40 MRH 90 (TTH), 8 delivered in 2009 with the remainder to be delivered by 2014. MRH90 nickname : "Cobra"
Royal Australian Navy: 6 MRH 90 (TTH).
French Navy: 27 NFH
German Army: 80 TTH
Luftwaffe (Air Force): 42 TTH/CSAR + (12 options)
German Navy (Deutsche Marine) has plans to procure 30 NFH for their new Maritime Helicopter.
Hellenic Army: (Total 20 ordered) 16 TTH, 4 TTH (Special Operations) + 14 TTH (in option)
Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare): 1 TTH/CSAR (in option)
Italian Army: 60 TTH
Italian Navy (Marina Militare): 46 NFH, 10 TTH (with some NFH features such as Automatic Folding Blades)
Royal Netherlands Air Force: 8 T-NFH (NFH adapted for transport tasks)
Portuguese Army: 10 TTH
Spanish Air Force: 28 TTH/CSAR
Spanish Army: 48 TTH
Spanish Navy: 28 NFH/TTH/CSAR/AEW
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The NHI NH90 is a medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries. The first prototype had its maiden flight in December 1995. It has been ordered by 16 nations, and deliveries began in 2006.
Design and development
In 1985 France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom teamed to develop a NATO battlefield transport and anti-ship/anti-submarine helicopter for the 1990s. The United Kingdom left the team in 1987. On 1 September 1992, NH Industries signed an NH90 design-and-development contract with NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency). This agency represented the four participating nations: France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. Portugal later joined the agency in June 2001. Design work on the helicopter started in 1993. The first prototype, PT1, made the type's first flight on 18 December 1995.
Operational history
Orders
In 2001, three Nordic countries signed purchase orders, Sweden placed an order for 18 helicopters (with option to buy additional seven), Finland for 20 helicopters, and Norway for 14 helicopters (with option to buy additional ten).NH90 is also a candidate for the Norwegian All Weather Search and Rescue Helicopter (NAWSARH) that is planned to replace the Westland Sea King Mk.43B of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 2015. The other candidates for the NAWSARH contract of 10–12 helicopters are AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin, Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, Eurocopter EC225 and Sikorsky S-92. As of 2009 Norway, following programme delays, have not received a date for the delivery of its helicopters.
In August 2003, Greece ordered 20 NH90s with an option for 14 more.
In 2005 Australia ordered 12 to replace outgoing UH-1 Iroquois. The number was revised in June 2006 when the Australian Defence Force announced plans to replace its UH-60 Black Hawk and SH-3 Sea King fleets. with an order of at least 34 additional NH90s, taking their total order to 46; four manufactured in Europe, 42 manufactured locally at Australian Aerospace (a Eurocopter subsidiary) in Brisbane. In Australian service, the NH90 will be known as the MRH 90, where 'MRH' stands for Multi Role Helicopter.
The Netherlands, one of the original supporters of the programme, has 20 units on order. However, due to design changes, the helicopter is too heavy as of 2009 to be used in combination with the Dutch frigates for which they were explicitly ordered. It is unclear what additional changes need to be made to make them suitable for the Dutch primary role.
In July 2006, the Saudi Government signed a contract to purchase 64 NH90s. In July 2006, the New Zealand Government signed a contract to purchase 8 NH90s (plus 1 extra for spares) to replace their Air Force's fleet of UH-1 Iroquois. On 20 June 2007, during the Paris Air Show 2007, Belgium signed the contract for 10 NH90s (4 NFH, 4 TTH + 2 options) and also became the sixth nation to join NAHEMA. On the same day, the German Army and the Luftwaffe placed an order for 42 additional NH90s.
Belgian Air Component ordered ten, of which four were of NFH variant and four TTH with a option on an additional 2. They will replace Westland Sea King helicopters at Koksijde Air Base.
First deliveries
The first NH90s were delivered by late 2006 to the German Army. These were followed by Italian and Finnish helicopters in 2007. Later during 2007, the Italian and French navies started to receive their NFH versions and the first Swedish NH90s were also delivered. On 18 December 2007 the first two MRH 90 aircraft were delivered to the Australian Defence Force. The Royal Netherlands Navy got its first NH90 NFH in April 2010. Norway started to receive their NH90s in November 2010.
Concerns over performance
According to a 2010 Bild report, German Army experts deem the helicopter to be utterly unusable for the transportation of combat troops. Among other things they complained that the seats are only suitable to carry 110 kg (240 lb) maximum weight—not enough for a fully equipped soldier. Weapons cannot be sufficiently secured during transport. The floor is too weak and can be damaged by dirty combat boots. The helicopter can only land on firm ground, with obstacles not exceeding 16 cm (6.3 in). Troops carrying full equipment cannot board/leave the helicopter, as the access ramp is too weak. Adding a doorgun is not possible due to the lack of space. In response to this article, the German Defense Ministry proclaimed that the report in question referred to a prototype version, and not to the production model, the specifications for which were not even finalised at the time of the report. The prototype evaluation and its results were described as a normal procedure in an ongoing design process.On 20 April 2010, an Australian Defence Force MRH-90 suffered an engine failure near Adelaide. Only one engine was affected and the helicopter was landed safely at the Edinburgh base. The manufacturer has sent personnel to Australia to investigate the failure. On 18 May the ADF announced that all of the Australian MRH-90 fleet were grounded due to engine issues since the 20 April incident. Flights resumed in July 2010.
Variants
NFH: NATO Frigate Helicopter
The primary role of the NFH version is autonomous anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface unit warfare (ASuW), mainly from naval ships. These aircraft are equipped for day and night, adverse weather and severe ship motion operations.Additional roles include anti-air warfare support, vertical replenishment (VERTREP), search & rescue (SAR) and troop transport.
TTH: Tactical Transport Helicopter
The primary role of the TTH version is the transport of 20 troops or more than 2,500 kg of cargo, heliborne operations and search & rescue. It can quickly be adapted to MEDEVAC/CASEVAC missions by fitting up to 12 stretchers or cargo delivery capabilityAdditional roles include medical evacuation (12 stretchers), special operations, electronic warfare, airborne command post, parachuting, VIP transport and flight training.
The abbreviation TTT (Tactical Troop Transport) is used for Finnish and Swedish TTHs in some contexts.
Operators
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; 4 NFH + 4 TTH (2 TTH options).) (delivery expected 2011)
; Finnish Army: 20 TTH (SAR)
; The NH90s in service in the French Armed Forces (both NFH and TTH versions) will be named "Caïman". French Army: 34 TTH. + (34 options)
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; Royal Netherlands Navy: 12 NFH
Both types are part of the Defence Helicopter Command (Defensie Helikopter Commando)
; Royal New Zealand Air Force: 8 TTH plus one as a spare.
; Royal Norwegian Air Force, 334 Sqn: 6 NFH (ASW) operating from the Fridtjof Nansen class frigates of the Royal Norwegian Navy Royal Norwegian Air Force, 337 Sqn: 8 NFH (Coast Guard) replacing the Westland Lynx Mk. 86 NH-90 is also being considered to replace the Westland Sea King Mk.43B (SAR) of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, 330 Sqn in 2015
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; :Total of 104 on order distributed as follows. The first delivery is planned for 2010 with 45 helicopters. Spain will have a final assembly line operational at Albacete.
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Specifications
See also
References
External links
Category:International military utility aircraft 1990-1999 Category:International anti-submarine aircraft 1990-1999 Category:Military helicopters Category:Modern weapons of Germany Category:Aircraft of the Australian Army in active service Category:Royal Australian Navy aircraft Category:2007 introductions
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