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Text: Serge Van Heertum - Pictures: Serge Van Heertum & Marc Arys © sbap 2014 | |
The history of the Air Force took a new page with the arrival of the first NH-90. March 2014, 2 TTH models already in use with the 18th squadron (former 18th Battalion) are currently carrying out training missions. We presented the evolution of the contract and arrival of this helicopter made in Europe in our pages at various times. Please do have a look at these pages through the links below. First Belgian helicopter in constrution
First time in Belgium As we had the opportunity to have a closer look at this new mount, it seemed convenient to bring a walk-around to get to know this resolutely modern machine and to give a helping hand to our readers enthralled of scale models. At this day, the German brand Revell proposes a neat scale model of the NH-90 in its TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) and NFH (Naval Frigate Helicopter) versions. We present you the NH-90 TTH and perhaps we will be able to show you the NFH version later on. |
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Nose section left side | Entrance step and registration |
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Radar, cable cutter, nose wheel, pitot... | Pitot tube and missile launch detector location |
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Glass with intern elements | Steps combined with battery bay access door and inflatable balloon |
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Battery bay access door open | Avionic bay filtered air intake |
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External fuel tank connector and fixation point (X2) | Nose wheel and cable cutter |
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Upper fuselage elements | UHF / VHF antenna, DME antenna and external hydraulic connectors |
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External hydraulic connectors | Cooling air exhaust |
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General view left side with cargo door | Chaff / Flares dispenser location |
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Cargo door latching | |
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Cargo door roller fairing | Cabin boarding step |
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Cargo door | Engine intake FOD screen and main rotor |
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Hydraulic refill access and fairing unlock system | Oil refill access and connectors (above cargo door) |
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General view of rear engine fairing | Air intake |
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Main rotor | Blade mounting |
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Forward engine fairing | Engine exhaust |
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HF antenna | HF antenna detail |
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Warning markings | VOR antenna |
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Rear UHF / VHF antenna | Main wheel fairing |
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Main wheel fairing | Main wheel |
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Main landing gear | Shock strut absorber fairing |
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Navigation light | Formation light |
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General view with inflatable balloon | RWR antenna location and cargo ramp access door |
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Cabin air exhaust | Position of rear window, main gear fairing and HF antenna |
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Latching ring |
Rear window | |
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Access doors and danger markings | Intermediate gearbox vent (left) |
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Tail rotor, rotor hub pitch and left tail view | |
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Tail rotor detail | Static discharger |
Rear formation light |
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Right side tail view | |
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Tailplane | Left tail folding system |
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Tail folding system (left) | Tail folding system (right) |
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Other view of the tail folding system (right) | Folded tail bumper |
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Intermediate gearbox vent (right) | Tail and tailplane support strut |
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Tail rotor gearbox fairing | Tail rotor fairing with upper anti-collision light and tail navigation light |
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Tailplane upper view | |
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Right side general view | |
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Rescue hoist winch | Rescue hoist winch (removable system) |
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Main right landing gear fairing | Rear fuel gravity filter point and shock strut absorber fairing |
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Rear fuel gravity filter point | Inflatable balloon and formation light |
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RWR antenna location | Pressure refueling connecting point |
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Right cabin boarding step | Chaff / Flare dispensers |
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Chaff / Flare dispensers | Chaff / Flare dispensers mounted and missile launch detector above |
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Cargo door roller fairing, DME antenna, hydraulic connectors and APU exhaust | Avionic bay filter air intake and battery bay access door |
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Cargo sliding door and cargo engeneer joy stick | |
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Right cargo door latching system | Pitot tube, windscreen washer bottle filler and missile launch detector location |
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Missile launch detector mounted | Nose wheel |
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Lower UHF / VHF antenna (under right) | |
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Cargo ramp door | Cargo ramp door fixation system |
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General windscreen front view | Windscreen wiper |
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Wipers and MLS antenna |
Cable deflector, wiper and upper cable cutter | |
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Weather radar and possibility to add a FLIR turret | Weather radar, UHF / VHF antenna (left) and cable cutter (right) |
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Cockpit door (outer side) | Cockpit door (inner side) |
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Under view of the body with the anti-collision light | Rear view with the cabin air exhaust and the cargo hoist bay |
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Front with nose landing gear folded, weather radar, deployed landing light... | ...cable cutter, UHF / VHF antenna's |
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Engines | Engines fairing upper view |
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Engines fairing upper view with walk pad | Drive shaft fairing, GPS antenna (up the fairing) and VOR antenna |
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Markings | |
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General cockpit view | |
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Lift side screen | Right side screen |
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External view showing the dashboard elements | |
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Center instrument panel | Center instrument panel |
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Collective | Cyclic |
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Overhead panel |
Overhead panel | |
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Rear left seat | Rear right seat |
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Cargo general view |
Observator jump seat | |
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Cargo roof | Cargo roof with ropes |
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Cargo door open | Cargo door closed |
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Cargo door up position | Roof elements near the cargo door |
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Non protected roof part | Emergency handle |
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Rear cargo (left side) | Rear cargo with command stick (left side) |
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Rear cargo (right side) | Rear cargo (right side) |
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Cargo door inside view | Cockpit access |
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Left cockpit access | Right cockpit access |
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Rear right seats | Rear left seats |
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Front left seats | Front right seats |
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Folded seat | Deployed seat |