Evalman Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) I managed to catch this on the Moors near home last week, on closer examination I've noticed that this machine (ZA940) carries the barely visible code letter V just to the rear of the defensive aids fittings. As I haven't seen one of these beauties for a while, I'm just wondering if the rest of the fleet have been coded? Edited August 8, 2019 by Evalman 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I don't know anything about the codes, but I know that I love the pictures! Thanks for sharing! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 We don't see enough Pumas so thanks for posting these. What a great catch! I can't offer any thoughts on the codes either I'm afraid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV107 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I was aboard one almost a month ago - code was 'K'. I'm afraid I didn't get to see the code letter of the accompanying airframe in the flight clearly, but it appeared to be a single letter. Couldn't tell you the serial of the airframe; the tailboom was rather grubby (as in the shots here) and the serial wasn't clear, even when boarding the cab... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evalman Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thanks for the kind comments. I'd totally forgotten about this one I saw at Plymouth Hoe last year, ZJ956 / Y, so it seems the coding process has been ongoing for a while. A quick search of Flickr shows the following: XW220 / K XW231 / N ZA940 / V ZJ954 / W ZJ955 / X ZJ956 / Y ZJ957 / Z 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Nice pics ....I begrudgingly like the puma... She is possibly the best looking helicopter around ....very aesthetically pleasing even though it's a load of old rubbish and can bearly lift anything...clearly I'm biased towards the much superior Sea King and we dont get 'telling offs' from the RSM for putting divots in his lawn at Impal barracks in York. Meanwhile I have an Airfix kit of one...does anyone know where I can get a set of sand filters from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 hours ago, junglierating said: Nice pics ....I begrudgingly like the puma... She is possibly the best looking helicopter around ....very aesthetically pleasing even though it's a load of old rubbish and can bearly lift anything...clearly I'm biased towards the much superior Sea King and we dont get 'telling offs' from the RSM for putting divots in his lawn at Impal barracks in York. Meanwhile I have an Airfix kit of one...does anyone know where I can get a set of sand filters from? Strangely the Heller kit (which I think is the same kit) has them in, and I think that the later version of the Airfix kit also has them. As for aftermarket I do not know of any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Whirlykits might have some. They do a very tasty resin kit, but lots of pennies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 3 hours ago, junglierating said: Nice pics ....I begrudgingly like the puma... She is possibly the best looking helicopter around ....very aesthetically pleasing even though it's a load of old rubbish and can bearly lift anything...clearly I'm biased towards the much superior Sea King and we dont get 'telling offs' from the RSM for putting divots in his lawn at Impal barracks in York. Meanwhile I have an Airfix kit of one...does anyone know where I can get a set of sand filters from? Totally agree your comments regarding the looks of the Puma. I'm not sure about 'our' (British orientated) views on the load carrying capability - you are not the first to make this observation but maybe we were expecting too much of the aircraft in the early, pre-Chinook, days when it came to lift capacity. I have previously spoken to several South African pilots and they never seemed to have the same problems operating the SAAF SA.330 Pumas in the 'hot and high' conditions experienced during the Bush War (or maybe the aircraft had uprated engines ?). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Very nice, always good to see the Puma, a rare sight these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 SUPER pictures .. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoshea52 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Nice to see that the HC2 gets just as bogging as the HC1, that extended tailpipe hasn’t helped much at all. 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evalman Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 Sorry to bore you with another, but I managed to catch K (XW220) near home last week. Most impressed to see that it is as nimble and agile as I remember. It appeared almost from nowhere, unlike the Chinook which you can hear approaching from miles away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 not boring at all. lovely photos. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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