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Armed Forces of Malta AW.139 Stansted 05-03-2019

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Armed Forces of Malta AW.139 Stansted 05-03-2019

Post by andygolfer » Wed Mar 06, 2019 2:20 pm

AS1428 AW.139 of the Armed Forces of Malta was up for a test flight yesterday p.m.. I didn't see it fly but managed a pic of it on tow after landing.....

ImageAS1428 AW.139 ArmedForces of Malta Stansted 05-03-2019 6333 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

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Re: Armed Forces of Malta AW.139 Stansted 05-03-2019

Post by Supra » Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:48 pm

Good catch! Two dumb questions..1] how did it get there? 2] what is the dodgy taped red 'wire' for?
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Re: Armed Forces of Malta AW.139 Stansted 05-03-2019

Post by andygolfer » Wed Mar 06, 2019 5:07 pm

Supra wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:48 pm
 Good catch! Two dumb questions..1] how did it get there? 2] what is the dodgy taped red 'wire' for?
I believe it flew in some time ago for work and has been in the Harrods hangar for ages now.

According to somebody who answered my query about it on the Stansted Google group this morning it's to do with tail rotor balancing - I just hope the tape is strong!
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Re: Armed Forces of Malta AW.139 Stansted 05-03-2019

Post by Mike » Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:52 pm

Nice catch Andy, it arrived on 31/10/18 apparently. :) :thumb:
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Re: Armed Forces of Malta AW.139 Stansted 05-03-2019

Post by Yunglee » Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:25 pm

Nice catch
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Re: Armed Forces of Malta AW.139 Stansted 05-03-2019

Post by The Wrong Trousers » Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:55 pm

It's been in and out of Duxford the last couple of days too.
The temporary wiring is apparently some kind of tail rotor vibration sensor.
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