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EC.135 VH-VJB 0643 Microflight
     
 

EC 135 Image Gallery  see also Army and RAN N52 Airbus Helicopters EC135 T2+

  
     
  Two EC.135's (VH-WKJ & VH-WKK) were leased by the Australian Army from HNZ Australia and based at Darwin for glass cockpit transition training for Australian Army ARH Tiger from around 2008 to early 2013.

Additionally, in November 2010, Australian Aerospace demonstrated EC-135 VH-VJB to ADF officials in Nowra and Canberra as part of the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project. Australian Aerospace hired Moorabbin based Microflite’s EC135 VH-VJB for a short two day demonstration tour to the Navy, Capability Development Group and DMO officials in Nowra and Canberra.

On 27th January 2014 it was announced that Boeing Defence Australia and Thales Australia have been selected as the preferred tenderer to provide the ADF’s  new Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) under AIR 9000 Phase 7 with 15 leased EC135 T2+ Helicopters. See  Army and RAN N52 Airbus Helicopters EC135 T2+

  
     
 
Registration Type C/N Aircraft History
VH-WKJ EC.135P2+ 0125 Built 2000 by Eurocopter Deutschland GMBHas EC-135P1,
Test registration D-HECF,
To Norskt Lufambulanse as LN-OOA,
To D-HECY,
To D-HECB,
To Helicopters Australia, Belmont, WA as VH-WKJ,
Converted to EC.135P2+,
Leased by the Australian Army from HNZ Australia and based at Darwin for glass cockpit transition training for Australian Army ARH Tiger.
??/??/2013 Cancelled from Australian Register.
05/07/2013 Advertised for sale by HNZ, Nelson Airport, NZ.
To Canada December 2013.
Registered C-GNZH,
Registered D-HAAV,
Registered F-HTRS

EC.135 VH-WKJ 0125 Helicopters New Zealand
VH-WKK EC.135P2+  0165 Built 2000 by Eurocopter Deutschland GMBHas EC-135P1,
Test registration D-HECN,
To D-HTSL,
To Norskt Lufambulanse as LN-OOB,
To D-HECB,
To D-HSLE,
To D-HECC,
23/06/2008 To Helicopters Australia, Belmont, WA as VH-WKK,
Converted to EC.135P2+,
Leased by the Australian Army from HNZ Australia and based at Darwin for glass cockpit transition training for Australian Army ARH Tiger.
??/??/2013 Cancelled from Australian Register.
05/07/2013 Advertised for sale by HNZ, Nelson Airport, NZ.
To Canada December 2013.
Registered C-GNZV,
Registered D-HAAW,
Registered F-HORL

EC.135 VH-WKK 0165 Helicopters New Zealand
VH-VJB EC.135P2+ 0643 Built 2008 by Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH,
Test registration D-HECQ,
To VH-MQS
06/06/2008 Registered VH-VJB to Microflite, Port Melbourne.
November 2010 Australian Aerospace hired VH-VJB for a short two day demonstration tour to Navy, Capability Development Group and DMO officials in Nowra and Canberra as part of the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project.

EC.135 VH-VJB 0643 Microflight
 
     

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