New Copters For The NYPD

[Mateo]

personally, i'd have stayed with the 412EP over a AW-139 any day.

Don't they serve different roles?

Maybe, but it looks like LA County wanted it for the same role - lugging water (read: heavy) to fires. Cruise speed probably doesn't matter much, more the ability to take 2800lbs of water to where it needs to be. That being said, the 139 does have a huge cabin. For some reason, it always re-impresses me when I see the seats lined up 4-abreast.

[Gerard]

Here's a cool pic.......

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Los-Ange ... 39-(AW-139)/1466540/&sid=ad8906d418da55e4478fdbc12a2484bc

[cancidas]

Bummer, I'd love to see someone do one up in Photoshop tho.

i agree! too bad i'm better with a cyclic and collective than i am with ps...

[Gerard]

MMMMM.....

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Los%20An ... %20(AW-139)/1470711/M

sORRY guys but the cut/paste aint workin....

[cancidas]

Here's a cool pic.......

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Los-Ange ... 39-(AW-139)/1466540/&sid=ad8906d418da55e4478fdbc12a2484bc

do you mean these:





sorry, that's one fugly helo. the cockpit is nice though...

[emshighway]

sweet! wonder if they'll sell me 414PD... why couldn't they buy some UH-60Ms?

>I don't see why they wouldn't. The original Aviation 14 was a Huey. That was a great bird.

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I have to respectfully disagree.
The two Hueys I remembered were Aviation 8 and 9. # 9 had pontoons then # 9 became a
hangar queen and its parts used for # 8. Before being retired they put the pontoons on # 8. # 8
worked for awhile alongside Aviation 12 then it too was retired when # 14 came in to service.
Maybe someone can confirm but I believe # 8 was donated to Aviation High School in Queens and used
for teaching purposes.
And yes they were great ships!!
I would love to see the pontoons on one of the 412s. :D

It probably was 8 or 9. It was a long time ago when I flew in them. I could have sworn it was 14 but I was too busy with the patient to really look.

[Gerard]

It probably was 8 or 9. It was a long time ago when I flew in them. I could have sworn it was 14 but I was too busy with the patient to really look.[/quote]

Yeah it was 89/90 when the Huey was retired.

[Gerard]

]
>do you mean these:<

Thanks :)

>[sorry, that's one fugly helo.<

Except for those Mil Russkie ships :lol: I've never seen an ugly helo.

[DHG750R]

Found some shots of vintage NYPD aviation on this website http://www.policeny.com/

Love the Bell47 and 206 on pontoons
http://www.policeny.com/aviationharbor1.html

http://www.geocities.com/floyd_bennett_field/nypd.html

http://www.policeny.com/aviation1.html

[cancidas]

nice find darrell! i never knew there was a BO-105 flying for aviation...

[Gerard]

nice find darrell! i never knew there was a BO-105 flying for aviation...

That was Aviation 2. In July of 1992 they were practicing an autorotation at Floyd Bennett and came down too hard/fast and
flattened the skids and severed the tail boom. Both officers on board were injured (one medevaced by USCG to Bellevue) and
that was it for the 105. Too bad as I really liked that ship. But watching some past autos being practiced there using the 105
I cant say I was totally surprised.

[Gerard]

Heres some pictures of a State PD huey with pontoons.
http://www.timesunion.com/photogallerie ... allery.htm

Anyone remember the EPA Huey that used to fly around the area taking water samples?
They had pontoons also. Now they fly a TwinStar though I havent seen them in awhile.
http://www.helispot.com/photo/0000693

[emshighway]

It probably was 8 or 9. It was a long time ago when I flew in them. I could have sworn it was 14 but I was too busy with the patient to really look.

Yeah it was 89/90 when the Huey was retired.

Yep, I am an old fart, worked out of Elmhurst at that time.

[Gerard]

It probably was 8 or 9. It was a long time ago when I flew in them. I could have sworn it was 14 but I was too busy with the patient to really look.

Yeah it was 89/90 when the Huey was retired.

>Yep, I am an old fart,<

Join the club!!! :)

[Tom_Turner]

nice find darrell! i never knew there was a BO-105 flying for aviation...

Holy crap..neither did I.

Nice find.

Tom