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SLAF Air disaster: http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-...ane-crash.htmlLeave a comment:
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Breaking News: Antonov crashes short of RML runway
According to Derana TV an Antonov crashed while landing at Ratmalana. At least 4 fatalities have been confirmed.
the only link i could find for now: http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-...ane-crash.htmlLeave a comment:
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What happened to the proposal of building a new airbase and leaving BIA ? Are we buying Mig 29s ?Leave a comment:
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more choppers, so Military can do civil stuff, a-la Indonesia Military
and drive the private sector out of business while making $ for the armed forces ..Leave a comment:
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Six Russian helicopters reached SriLanka
Six MI-171 helicopters from Russia reached Colombo last week.
SriLanka purchase 14 helicopters according to the corresponding contract for supplying the helicopters will be carried out on account of the Russian state credit 350 billion US$ given to Sri Lanka by Russia in 2010 for purchasing Russian armaments.
Among the 14, six helicopters brought up to Colombo.
Two AN 124 helicopters carried three helicopters each.
Two Mi 171-E VIP helicopters were also among them. This helicopter includes satalight facilities. According to the sources 8 passengers will be able to travel in this and it would be use for the transportation activities of Lankan president.
Furthermore four Mi 171 – SH helicopters handed over to SriLankan navy.
Russian engineers and technicians have visited to SriLanka provide technical assistance to Lankan personals to operate the helicopters.
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yea! there is also a variant of the copter called the Mi-172 for civillian use, based out of the MI-8MTV.
Well what you gotta realize is that these are USSR designed & manufactured machines... built for rugged use and not for safe & comfortable VIP missions or even for that matter to use them for civilian transport operations again which all depends on the level of regulations held upon these copters and their operations by the CAASL. Since SLAF utilized most of these Mi-17s for the war and now some of them are being converted to VIP travel purposes, I really don’t see the safety factor behind them. Then again if the SLAF has done its job with proper MX and what not to make sure they are safer for civilian use- (Without cutting any corners on safety)….. Sure deal, why not use them!
My personnel outlook on these “Hips” are that they do not look like proper civilian used copters! Two of these flying around kinda gives out a impression that there is a invasion taking place…hahaLeave a comment:
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The burning thing has something to do with the alloys used by the manufacturer .. plus the location of the Fuel Tank
in a nearby country, one of the civil Mi-17's clipped a cable and crashed, all pax rolled out alive and they had the previlege of seeing the barely damaged chopper go up in flames, all over in less than 30 minutes .. and nothing for the investigators to see ..
with the pronounced nose-down attitude, the Mils are thrill rides .. of course ..Leave a comment:
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