DSEI 2021 London

[Yammer]

photos of Twitter show a AAC Apache and Wildcat arriving at DSEI on the back of flatbed lorries and then exhibited indoors

[Yammer]

see twitter here

https://twitter.com/CO_3RegimentAAC/sta ... 4005721093

[TonyO]

ZM701 is the AH-64E inside the hall, one of 10 AH-64Es now delivered into the UK.

[slogen51]

I still haven't had a chance to get down to Docklands. I could go Friday morning but Saturday would be much better , less Friday traffic. Do you think the US Army Apache will still be there on Saturday? The event runs until 17/9 so there has to be a good chance of that?

Might even drag the Army AH-64E out!

[tommc]

We've just been down there. The local roads are very quiet and the Wildcat, AH-64D, CH-47 and UH-60 are all readable from the Connaught Bridge.

[slogen51]

Cheers

I have made arrangements so I am fingers crossed for Saturday

I guess the Army AH-64E was roaded in from Wattisham - sounds crazy

[simongrigor]

It was. (I'm open to correction, but I'm not sure that any of the new Apaches have yet flown?)

[Yammer]

yes - photos here

https://twitter.com/CO_3RegimentAAC/sta ... 4005721093

[tommc]

Cheers

I have made arrangements so I am fingers crossed for Saturday

I guess the Army AH-64E was roaded in from Wattisham - sounds crazy

The AAC Apaches that have exhibited at ExCel have ALWAYS been roaded in. The main rotors have to be removed to manoeuvre the helicopter into some of the tighter entrances, before being re-attached. So, they may as well just remove them at the home base and road move them, and have less work to do at ExCel.

[tommc]

It was. (I'm open to correction, but I'm not sure that any of the new Apaches have yet flown?)

All the delivered AH-64Es have flown, just not in the UK.

[slogen51]

Oh yes, of course they go inside the exhibition halls

[colt99]

The Royal Navy ships are all due out tomorrow at 12.30. No word on the Belgian.

[Reach 392]

Any clue on the US Army helos yet?

[the monk]

I'm sat here at the moment and crews are now around all three helicopters.

[Kurnass]

The US Army choppers expected at 15:30 CET in Brussels

[Reach 392]

Thanks for the updates chaps, lots of ground activity around all three. And lovely weather to boot!

[ZackG]

https://youtu.be/hIQXKW1jtU8

[pg1610]

https://youtu.be/hIQXKW1jtU8

Nice bit of video,
Pilots must have had some work to do taking off from confined space with tall buildings, lamp posts and unsecured fence panels to contend with, good training for them I guess