5016 x 3395 px | 42,5 x 28,7 cm | 16,7 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1 maggio 2016
Ubicazione:
Abingdon, Oxon, UK
Altre informazioni:
The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium-sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter. It was developed in response to NATO requirements for a battlefield helicopter which would also be capable of being operated in naval environments. The NH90 was developed and is manufactured by NHIndustries, a collaborative company, which is owned by Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland and Fokker Aerostructures. The first prototype conducted its maiden flight in December 1995; the type began to enter operational service with some customers in 2007. As of 2013, a total of thirteen nations have placed orders for the NH90. The NH90 has the distinction of being the first production helicopter to feature entirely fly by wire flight controls. There are two main variants, the Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) for army use and the navalised NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH); each customer typically has various alterations and customisations made to their own NH90 fleets, such as different weapons, sensors and cabin arrangements, to meet their own specific requirements. In early service, the NH90 has suffered several teething issues, which has in turn delayed active deployment of the type by some operators. Pictured is a Belgian 'Kaiman' example. In 2007 Belgium signed on for an order of 10 aircraft, 4 TTH, 4 NFH and an option for 2 TTH. In September 2012, NHI performed the first flight of the Belgium’s Tactical Transport Helicopter, which is broadly similar to the French NH90 “Caiman” version. In January 2013, eight NH90s were on firm order.On 1 August 2013, Belgium received its first NH90 NFH at Full Operational Capability (FOC). On 23 October 2013, Belgium's first NH90 TTH entered service, the last was delivered on 13 November 2014.Four NH90 NFHs for the navy were ordered, the final two were delivered by early 2015 to replace their Westland Sea Kings
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