Allright, Nev !

[John Howling Mouse]

I'm still trying to figure out how the Captain managed to get a nightshot of a real helo with the out-of-scale vertical woodgrain thing in behind it.  Did he photoshop this image?  Way too good to be legit.

Now, where's the pic of the MODEL, Todd?!

[retro_seventies]

ooooooooooooooooooooh yes please.

best.  looking.  coastguard.  helo.  EVER.
 

[SinUnNombre]

There's just something inherently badass about Coastie craft, isn't there? Just wait till I finish my OV-10.

Jon

[Mossie]

Fantastic stuff Cap!  Looks great in those colours, & a bit scary too.

There's a larger piece at the end of each blade, as you can see here. Sort of a winglet.

They're BERP (British Experimental Rotor Programme) rotor blades, 777.  The spade tip allows prevents the rotor from stalling & makes for a blade that is more efficient & that can rotate faster.  They're used on the Lynx as well & Westland acheived the the World Helicopter Speed Record in the eighties with a Lynx fitted with an early version of these blades.

[Ollie]

To further precise what the BERP blades do, they push back the maximum tip speed you can attain.  If the tip of the blade travels too fast, it encounters compressibility, and that builds up massive drag that'll make the blade tip stall.  So these blades allow you a tip speed of Mach .977, which is wickedly fast and make for very quick helicopters.

   

[Shasper]

BERPs also lower the noise sig, right?

Shas B)

[Captain Canada]

Hey, Thanks boys !

Where are all the female commentators ?



Indeed, CG birds are awesome. Anyone with a coastline, or, as in the case of our countries, great big motherflippin' Lakes, have a huge debt owed to these guys. To me, that's why they deserve the very best !

Again, awesome pic of the S-61, Ian ! Man, I love that chopper !

 

[Brian da Basher]

Woah toad that's one hot helo! She looks great in those Canuck Coastie colors and those torps are very menacing! Excellent stuff!

Brian da Basher

[ysi_maniac]

Those colors are always brilliant          

[Eddie M.]

I bow to your skills Sir! Bravo Zulu! Outstanding work! B)    
   Eddie