Post by andypspotter on Mar 12, 2017 0:12:29 GMT
Threshold.aero will be hosting a commemorative fly-in of Gazelle helicopters at AAC Middle Wallop, the Army's home of the Gazelle, on 8 April 2017, supported by the Museum of Army Flying and the Army Air Corps.
The Aerospatiale Gazelle is a French five-seat helicopter, commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single turbine engine and was the first helicopter to feature a fenestron tail instead of a conventional tail rotor.
It was designed by Sud Aviation, later Aérospatiale, and manufactured in France and the United Kingdom through a joint production agreement with Westland Aircraft. Further manufacturing under license was performed by SOKO in Yugoslavia and the Arab British Helicopter Company (ABHCO) in Egypt.
On 7 April 1967, Aerospatiale SA.340 F-WOFH made its first flight in the hands of famed test pilot Jean Boulet. Five decades later, the Aerospatiale Gazelle remains a valued asset to the armed forces of twenty nations worldwide.
The Gazelle 50th Anniversary Commemorative Fly-in will open to the public from 10am, with free parking available in the field to the west of the A343 opposite the Museum of Army Flying.
In addition to the aircraft confirmed below, further invites have been sent out to Gazelle owners and operators across the world.
We know many photographers are worried about the positioning of the sun during the day, so we'll be parking aircraft at an angle so that once the aircraft are accessible at 1230, photography will be possible.
Key timings:
0830 CAR PARK opens
0830 aircraft arrivals
1000 PUBLIC AREA opens
1230 AIRCRAFT AREA opens
1530 AIRCRAFT AREA closes
1530 aircraft departures
1730 PUBLIC AREA closes
1930 CAR PARK closes
Arrivals and departures will be visible from the car park and public area.
... and a link to the website:
www.threshold.aero/events/fly-in/gazelle-50th-anniversary-commemorative-fly-in
The Aerospatiale Gazelle is a French five-seat helicopter, commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single turbine engine and was the first helicopter to feature a fenestron tail instead of a conventional tail rotor.
It was designed by Sud Aviation, later Aérospatiale, and manufactured in France and the United Kingdom through a joint production agreement with Westland Aircraft. Further manufacturing under license was performed by SOKO in Yugoslavia and the Arab British Helicopter Company (ABHCO) in Egypt.
On 7 April 1967, Aerospatiale SA.340 F-WOFH made its first flight in the hands of famed test pilot Jean Boulet. Five decades later, the Aerospatiale Gazelle remains a valued asset to the armed forces of twenty nations worldwide.
The Gazelle 50th Anniversary Commemorative Fly-in will open to the public from 10am, with free parking available in the field to the west of the A343 opposite the Museum of Army Flying.
In addition to the aircraft confirmed below, further invites have been sent out to Gazelle owners and operators across the world.
We know many photographers are worried about the positioning of the sun during the day, so we'll be parking aircraft at an angle so that once the aircraft are accessible at 1230, photography will be possible.
Key timings:
0830 CAR PARK opens
0830 aircraft arrivals
1000 PUBLIC AREA opens
1230 AIRCRAFT AREA opens
1530 AIRCRAFT AREA closes
1530 aircraft departures
1730 PUBLIC AREA closes
1930 CAR PARK closes
Arrivals and departures will be visible from the car park and public area.
... and a link to the website:
www.threshold.aero/events/fly-in/gazelle-50th-anniversary-commemorative-fly-in
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