HH-65 Dolphin (Wallpaper 3) aircraft photo gallery | AirSkyBuster

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HH-65 Dolphin (Wallpaper 3). Photo wallpaper gallery of HH-65 Dolphin SAR helicopter 3. Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircraft pictures and images collection 3. HH-65A was the initial USCG variant powered by two LTS101-750B-2 turboshafts, providing 547kW each. The HH-65B is equipped with an upgraded avionics suite. The first HH-65B was rolled out from the post-depot maintenance facility in March 2001. HH-65C is an improved version of HH-65A/B. It is fitted with new Arriel 2C2-CG engines, upgraded main and tail gearboxes, and a long-nose avionics compartment. The maximum take-off weight (MTOW) was increased to 4,300kg. It also received an expanded lateral flight envelope and vehicle and engine multi-function display. The first retrofit was completed in October 2004. MH-65C Multi-Mission Cutter Helicopter (MCH) is a further advancement of the HH-65C. HH-65 Dolphin (Wallpaper 3). Photo wallpaper gallery of HH-65 Dolphin SAR helicopter 3. Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircraft pictures and images collection 3. It comes with a new flight deck recovery system, transmission upgrades, a 10-blade low-noise tail rotor, a relocated avionics suite and digital autopilot equipment. The MTOW of MH-65C has been increased to 4,500kg. MH-65D is fitted with an upgraded flight navigation system, digital global positioning system and inertial navigation systems. The onboard NVG-compatible integrated flight management avionics suite incorporates two GPS-embedded CDU-900G control display units and two MFD-255 multifunction displays. The uninterrupted onboard communications are supported by dual UHF / VHF transceivers and single UHF / FM and HF systems, as well as a data link for automatic transmission of data. The aircraft is armed with an M107-derived, 0.5 calibre, precision fire weapon and an M240B 7.62mm, general purpose machine gun. The HH-65A's minimum equipment requirements exceeded anything previously packaged into a helicopter weighing less than 10,000 pounds. 75% of the HH-65's structure — including rotorhead, rotor blades and fuselage — consists of corrosion-resistant composite materials. Some Coast Guard pilots have nicknamed the Dolphin as "Tupperwolf", a portmanteau of tupperware (because of the aircraft's high composites content) and Airwolf (from the 1980s TV series). HH-65 Dolphin (Wallpaper 3). Photo wallpaper gallery of HH-65 Dolphin SAR helicopter 3. Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircraft pictures and images collection 3.