Increible máquina...pero como serán de caros de operar que la USAF terminó de dar de baja a a sus mejorados hermanos MH-53 a fines de Septiembre.
Si por deseos hablamos siempre me gustó el HH-3 Pelican...viejito pero otro fierrazo.
Incorporación de nuevos Sea King al COAN
- Tema iniciado spirit666
- Fecha de inicio
Increible máquina...pero como serán de caros de operar que la USAF terminó de dar de baja a a sus mejorados hermanos MH-53 a fines de Septiembre.
Si por deseos hablamos siempre me gustó el HH-3 Pelican...viejito pero otro fierrazo.
Según estuve leyendo, se han publicado llamados a licitación por la compra de insumos para el sistema Sea King (2) para la próxima campaña antártica 2008/2009.
Un poco mas de datos, pero en ingles:
Source: US Naval Air Systems Command; issued Oct. 28, 2008)
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --– A team from NAVAIR’s Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program Office is working hand-in-hand with the Armada Argentina (Argentine Navy) to deliver six UH-3H Sea King helicopters, four flyable versions and two for spare parts.
On April 11, 2007, the 390-foot long, Almirante Irizar, the Argentine Navy’s flagship icebreaker, caught fire in the South Atlantic waters off Patagonia. The devastating fire damaged the ship, destroyed two Sea King helicopters and damaged a third so severely that it was not flyable.
“The Argentine Navy has more than 25 years of extensive flying experience with the Sea King,” said Capt. James G. Wallace, Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program Manager (PMA207). “After the fire on the Almirante Irizar, the Argentine Navy knew that we were retiring our Sea Kings so they came to us to find replacement helicopters. Right from the start, we were determined to work hand-in-hand with our Argentine Navy friends to make this program a success.”
These aircraft are operated by the Second Naval Air Helicopter Squadron based at the “Comandante Espora” Naval Air Base. They participate in summer Antarctic campaigns, resupplying the Argentine bases and promoting scientific activity in the white continent.
“They are fundamental pillars in the national and international search and rescue system. Their capabilities are essential to safeguard human life in the wide maritime region under national and international jurisdiction”, said Captain Juan C. Bazan, Deputy Chief of the Argentine Naval Commission. The Argentine Republic coverage area accounts for more than 14 million square kilometers, up to the 10 degrees West Longitude.
“The crews are specially trained and have performed innumerable rescues of passengers of ships in distress, frequently operating in adverse meteorological conditions in the icy waters of the South Atlantic. They are also employed, as needed, during natural catastrophes, humanitarian assistance, and in support of the community”, Captain Bazan added.
“The program formally began in August 2007 when we formed our team. The initial paperwork was signed by the U.S. and Argentina and then we were off,” said Randy Bridgeman, South American H-3 Program Manager (PMA207). “We and our Argentine teammates got on the road to evaluate two recently retired Sea Kings at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., and then four more at the Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Group, “The Boneyard,” located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson, Ariz. The Argentines pilots found the helicopters we examined would fit their requirements, which was a great start,” added Bridgeman.”
“Then the team went to Argentina to assess their infrastructure and capabilities and came away very impressed. Since the Argentine Navy are seasoned, experienced operators of the Sea King, they already had the majority of equipment needed to maintain them,” said Bridgeman. “We wanted to make this program as economical for Argentina as possible so we worked with our Argentine Navy teammates to scrub the parts list, labor costs, the cost of the regeneration process, everything”.
“The first two Sea Kings we picked up were just retired from a Navy squadron at NAS Pensacola,” said Bridgeman. “U.S. Navy pilots flew the Sea Kings to Clayton International in Peachtree, Ga., where the helicopters were to be regenerated.”
“The regeneration process began in February and was finished by May,” added Bridgeman. “That was amazingly fast considering the amount of work that the team at Clayton International did and their work was outstanding. At the end of this process, those Sea Kings were in excellent shape. The Clayton team conducted all the required physical inspections, we performed the functional check flights and the Argentine pilots conducted the final acceptance flights.”
“Now this is where things get interesting,” said Chuck Morgan, the H-3 Assistant Program Manager for Logistics (PMA207). “This was a first for us, here we have two basically brand new Sea Kings, now we have to take them completely apart, box up the parts and pieces, seal and protect the body of the helicopter, load everything on trucks and get them to the port in Houston, Texas. Once at the port, we have to have the two helicopters and all their parts loaded into the hold of a commercial freighter for the trip to Argentina and everything went according to plan. This was the first time the Navy and Clayton International acted as a freight forwarder for the Sea King helicopter.”
“The teaming aspect between Clayton and the program office was unprecedented,” said Bill McBride, H-3 Program Manager, Clayton International. “The Argentine program has been a stepping stone for us. This teaming effort is moving us towards becoming the center of excellence for the Sea King helicopter. This program has created a one stop shop for getting the spare parts, the support equipment and the training set up for the Argentine Navy.”
“This could be the way that FMS moves toward in the future,” said Bridgeman. “Getting the engineering, training, parts support all under one roof has made our lives that much easier and will result in a better program for Argentina.”
“The two Sea Kings arrived safely in Argentina in late August,” added Morgan. “In another first for us, an expanded team went back to Argentina in early September to assist in reassembling the two helicopters. Clayton International and Computer Science Corporation (CSC) are providing additional training on this particular version of the Sea King to get them flying again as soon as possible. We want to make sure our Argentine Navy partners are completely happy with their helicopters. The plan is to get them fully operational by October so they can be used for flights in and around Antarctica.”
“I can’t say enough about the team from Clayton International. Their experience, knowledge and their willingness to help in any way have really helped this program,” added Bridgeman. “Both helicopters have been reassembled but we found some mechanical issues. The team used these mechanical issues as a training tool for the Argentine maintainers. What better way to reinforce training than taking the classroom training you just learned and use that knowledge right away to diagnose and repair these helicopters.”
“After the repairs were completed, the first helicopter was ready for its first flight. It was the squadron commander, Cdr. Marcello Valverde and the squadron executive officer, Cdr. Marcello Caso, who were the first to fly aircraft 241,” said Bridgeman. “240 flew a few days later and the functional check flights for both Sea Kings were complete.”
“Capt. Wallace was able to join us in country for a few days of meetings with our Argentine Navy counterparts,” added Bridgeman.
In a gathering for the entire Sea King team (U.S. Navy, Argentine Navy, civilians from Clayton International and CSC); Wallace told them, “My job is to make this program succeed. My meetings and squadron tours only reinforced my first impressions of the Argentine Navy; you are motivated, professional and enthusiastic. We are here to establish relationships between our two countries and our two Navies. Communication and understanding are key to making this program succeed. Seeing how skilled you are when it comes to flying and maintaining these helicopters make my job easier.”
“The next phase of the program is to get the four Sea Kings from AMARG ready to go,” added Morgan. “They have been moved to the Pima Airport and should be ready for shipment to Clayton International later this month. The two flyable Sea Kings will be regenerated and the other two spare parts helicopters will stay there until all four are disassembled for shipment to Argentina. All four Sea Kings should be in country by March 2009.”
-ends-
Espero que se entienda. Saludos.
Fer.
Source: US Naval Air Systems Command; issued Oct. 28, 2008)
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --– A team from NAVAIR’s Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program Office is working hand-in-hand with the Armada Argentina (Argentine Navy) to deliver six UH-3H Sea King helicopters, four flyable versions and two for spare parts.
On April 11, 2007, the 390-foot long, Almirante Irizar, the Argentine Navy’s flagship icebreaker, caught fire in the South Atlantic waters off Patagonia. The devastating fire damaged the ship, destroyed two Sea King helicopters and damaged a third so severely that it was not flyable.
“The Argentine Navy has more than 25 years of extensive flying experience with the Sea King,” said Capt. James G. Wallace, Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program Manager (PMA207). “After the fire on the Almirante Irizar, the Argentine Navy knew that we were retiring our Sea Kings so they came to us to find replacement helicopters. Right from the start, we were determined to work hand-in-hand with our Argentine Navy friends to make this program a success.”
These aircraft are operated by the Second Naval Air Helicopter Squadron based at the “Comandante Espora” Naval Air Base. They participate in summer Antarctic campaigns, resupplying the Argentine bases and promoting scientific activity in the white continent.
“They are fundamental pillars in the national and international search and rescue system. Their capabilities are essential to safeguard human life in the wide maritime region under national and international jurisdiction”, said Captain Juan C. Bazan, Deputy Chief of the Argentine Naval Commission. The Argentine Republic coverage area accounts for more than 14 million square kilometers, up to the 10 degrees West Longitude.
“The crews are specially trained and have performed innumerable rescues of passengers of ships in distress, frequently operating in adverse meteorological conditions in the icy waters of the South Atlantic. They are also employed, as needed, during natural catastrophes, humanitarian assistance, and in support of the community”, Captain Bazan added.
“The program formally began in August 2007 when we formed our team. The initial paperwork was signed by the U.S. and Argentina and then we were off,” said Randy Bridgeman, South American H-3 Program Manager (PMA207). “We and our Argentine teammates got on the road to evaluate two recently retired Sea Kings at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., and then four more at the Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Group, “The Boneyard,” located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson, Ariz. The Argentines pilots found the helicopters we examined would fit their requirements, which was a great start,” added Bridgeman.”
“Then the team went to Argentina to assess their infrastructure and capabilities and came away very impressed. Since the Argentine Navy are seasoned, experienced operators of the Sea King, they already had the majority of equipment needed to maintain them,” said Bridgeman. “We wanted to make this program as economical for Argentina as possible so we worked with our Argentine Navy teammates to scrub the parts list, labor costs, the cost of the regeneration process, everything”.
“The first two Sea Kings we picked up were just retired from a Navy squadron at NAS Pensacola,” said Bridgeman. “U.S. Navy pilots flew the Sea Kings to Clayton International in Peachtree, Ga., where the helicopters were to be regenerated.”
“The regeneration process began in February and was finished by May,” added Bridgeman. “That was amazingly fast considering the amount of work that the team at Clayton International did and their work was outstanding. At the end of this process, those Sea Kings were in excellent shape. The Clayton team conducted all the required physical inspections, we performed the functional check flights and the Argentine pilots conducted the final acceptance flights.”
“Now this is where things get interesting,” said Chuck Morgan, the H-3 Assistant Program Manager for Logistics (PMA207). “This was a first for us, here we have two basically brand new Sea Kings, now we have to take them completely apart, box up the parts and pieces, seal and protect the body of the helicopter, load everything on trucks and get them to the port in Houston, Texas. Once at the port, we have to have the two helicopters and all their parts loaded into the hold of a commercial freighter for the trip to Argentina and everything went according to plan. This was the first time the Navy and Clayton International acted as a freight forwarder for the Sea King helicopter.”
“The teaming aspect between Clayton and the program office was unprecedented,” said Bill McBride, H-3 Program Manager, Clayton International. “The Argentine program has been a stepping stone for us. This teaming effort is moving us towards becoming the center of excellence for the Sea King helicopter. This program has created a one stop shop for getting the spare parts, the support equipment and the training set up for the Argentine Navy.”
“This could be the way that FMS moves toward in the future,” said Bridgeman. “Getting the engineering, training, parts support all under one roof has made our lives that much easier and will result in a better program for Argentina.”
“The two Sea Kings arrived safely in Argentina in late August,” added Morgan. “In another first for us, an expanded team went back to Argentina in early September to assist in reassembling the two helicopters. Clayton International and Computer Science Corporation (CSC) are providing additional training on this particular version of the Sea King to get them flying again as soon as possible. We want to make sure our Argentine Navy partners are completely happy with their helicopters. The plan is to get them fully operational by October so they can be used for flights in and around Antarctica.”
“I can’t say enough about the team from Clayton International. Their experience, knowledge and their willingness to help in any way have really helped this program,” added Bridgeman. “Both helicopters have been reassembled but we found some mechanical issues. The team used these mechanical issues as a training tool for the Argentine maintainers. What better way to reinforce training than taking the classroom training you just learned and use that knowledge right away to diagnose and repair these helicopters.”
“After the repairs were completed, the first helicopter was ready for its first flight. It was the squadron commander, Cdr. Marcello Valverde and the squadron executive officer, Cdr. Marcello Caso, who were the first to fly aircraft 241,” said Bridgeman. “240 flew a few days later and the functional check flights for both Sea Kings were complete.”
“Capt. Wallace was able to join us in country for a few days of meetings with our Argentine Navy counterparts,” added Bridgeman.
In a gathering for the entire Sea King team (U.S. Navy, Argentine Navy, civilians from Clayton International and CSC); Wallace told them, “My job is to make this program succeed. My meetings and squadron tours only reinforced my first impressions of the Argentine Navy; you are motivated, professional and enthusiastic. We are here to establish relationships between our two countries and our two Navies. Communication and understanding are key to making this program succeed. Seeing how skilled you are when it comes to flying and maintaining these helicopters make my job easier.”
“The next phase of the program is to get the four Sea Kings from AMARG ready to go,” added Morgan. “They have been moved to the Pima Airport and should be ready for shipment to Clayton International later this month. The two flyable Sea Kings will be regenerated and the other two spare parts helicopters will stay there until all four are disassembled for shipment to Argentina. All four Sea Kings should be in country by March 2009.”
-ends-
Espero que se entienda. Saludos.
Fer.
S
SnAkE_OnE
excelente aporte Fer!
R
Román
Traducido parcialmente
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Los "nuevos" Sea King de la ARA según la US Navy
Un equipo de NAVAIR está trabajando mano a mano con la Armada Argentina para entregar seis helicópteros Sea King UH-3H, cuatro en estado de vuelo y dos para piezas de repuesto.
"El programa se inició formalmente en agosto de 2007 cuando se formó nuestro equipo. El papeleo inicial fue firmado por los EE.UU. y la Argentina y luego empezamos nuestro trabajo, dijo Randy Bridgeman, H-3 Program Manager (PMA207) para América del Sur. "Junto con nuestros compañeros de Argentina fuimos a evaluar los dos recientemente retirados Sea King en la Estación Aérea Naval de Pensacola, Florida y luego a cuatro Sea King más en el AMARG, situado en la Base Davis-Monthan de la Fuerza Aérea, cerca de Tucson, Arizona. Los argentinos encontraron que los helicópteros que examinamos se ajustaban a sus necesidades, lo que fue un gran comienzo ", agregó Bridgeman.
"El proceso de regeneración se inició en febrero y se terminó en mayo", agregó Bridgeman. "Fue sorprendentemente rápido teniendo en cuenta la cantidad de trabajo que el equipo de Clayton Internacional hizo y su trabajo fue sobresaliente. Al final de este proceso, "los Reyes del Mar" estaban en excelente forma. El equipo de Clayton llevó a cabo todas las inspecciones físicas necesarias, realizando la verificación en vuelo y los pilotos de la Argentina llevaron a cabo los vuelos de aceptación finales".
Foto 1: "Los dos UH-3H "Sea King" al llegar a la base Aeronaval de Comandante Espora, cerca de Bahía Blanca, Argentina."
Foto de la Marina de EE.UU.
Foto 2: "Mecánicos de la Armada Argentina realizan chequeos de mantenimiento en los Sea King 241 (gris) y 240 (naranja y blanco, en el fondo)."
Foto de la Marina de EE.UU.
Foto 3: ”Técnicos de la Armada Argentina trabajando en el Sea King 241.” Foto de la Marina de EE.UU.
Foto 4: UH-3H listo para volar. Foto de la Marina de EE.UU.
"La próxima fase del programa será sobre cuatro Sea King del AMARG", agregó Morgan. "Estos serán trasladados a Clayton Internacional a finales de este mes. Dos Sea king serán reacondicionados y los otros dos serán fuente de repuestos. Los cuatro serán desmontados para el envío a la Argentina y deberían estar en el país en marzo de 2009. "
R
Román
De nada...:)
Una pregunta: ¿Cómo hiciste para poner tu respuesta en ese lugar... ¿brujería?
g lock
Colaborador
De nada...:)
Una pregunta: ¿Cómo hiciste para poner tu respuesta en ese lugar... ¿brujería?
Ojalá!!
La explicación se encuentra en estos desquiciados Servidores de la "Internesss"...
Ya me pasó como cuatro o cinco veces
Un abrazo
emilioteles
Colaborador
Ese es el esquema para el COAN, por que no los dejan asi:banghead::banghead::banghead:
Foto 4: UH-3H listo para volar. Foto de la Marina de EE.UU.
Foto 4: UH-3H listo para volar. Foto de la Marina de EE.UU.
Excelente la info, y las fotos!
Saludos.
Saludos.
que buenas fotos y que bien por el COAN incrementar un poco mas su fuerza.
saludos
saludos
Me parece que no está incrementando, en este caso en particular, sino que está reponiendo lo perdido.
S
SnAkE_OnE
el año que viene va a ser incrementado, considerando de que hasta ahora se repuso 2 unidades perdidas en el RHAI (aunque tambien es discutible por cuestiones de equipamiento) y antes de marzo del 2009 tienen que estar las otras 2 aca
-Una cosa para tener en cuenta, estos helicópteros podrían
ser convertidos a funciones ASW si las circunstancias así lo
requieren, por que, por que estos helicópteros fueron transformados
en utilitarios al desmontarles los equipos, el COAN cuenta con estos
equipos los cuales pertenecían a los SH-3D (2-H-231, 233, 234
y 235)
Interior Sea King con los equipos ASW
Saludosss
ser convertidos a funciones ASW si las circunstancias así lo
requieren, por que, por que estos helicópteros fueron transformados
en utilitarios al desmontarles los equipos, el COAN cuenta con estos
equipos los cuales pertenecían a los SH-3D (2-H-231, 233, 234
y 235)
Interior Sea King con los equipos ASW
Saludosss
El lenguaje
Con éste van dos comentarios que tienen tintes discriminadores (creo involuntariamente), que veo por aquí y comento.
Ningún moderador ha dicho nada por ahora.
los negros no lo van a querer volar, lo van a vender donde le den mejor plata. ajajaj
Con éste van dos comentarios que tienen tintes discriminadores (creo involuntariamente), que veo por aquí y comento.
Ningún moderador ha dicho nada por ahora.
S
SnAkE_OnE
se nos puede tranquilamente haber pasado, en que mensaje fue?
estimado atador, hoy al mediodia en varios medios de tv, tanto TN, canal 13 entre otros, menciabam a Obama como el nuevo presidente negro entre otros titulos. yo pense, no es discrimnativo?, no hay que poner afro?. habria que ver desde el punto de vista que uno lo dice.
yo eso lo mencion si lees bien donde antes estabamos haciendo bromas. no soy de discriminar a la gente y no lo hice con esta intencion.
no tengo por que dar expliaciones, pero sin embargo lo hago para que no haya malos entendidos.
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