Erickson Incorporated’s S-64F Air Crane® HELITAK 342 from Oregon, USA is based at Moorabbin Airport for this fire season, partnering with Kestrel Aviation of Mangalore, Victoria. What has gone largely without comment, N163AC “Bubba“, now features new composite main rotor blades, as announced by Erickson Inc. CEO, Doug Kitani in 2020: “The CMRP (Composite MainContinue reading “AIR CRANE FLIES ON NEW BLADES”
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A Spotters Trip to the United States of America in March 2020
By Stephen Baldwin Background The Blue Angels were to change from the F/A18C and D Legacy Hornet to the F/A18E & F Super Hornet in 2021, with this in mind I decided I wanted to see them in the Legacy Hornet for the first time. Planning started in 2019 with looking at suitable air showsContinue reading “A Spotters Trip to the United States of America in March 2020”
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