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740 at Zheleznogorsk Airport (180 kilometers east of Bratsk)
The Lena river in Irkutsk province
SA315B RA-05740 (cn.2654) as seen in the Lena river area within the Irkutsk region of Russia (270 kilometers northeast of Bratsk) on 6th December 2019 (Photos courtesy of Avia member Kirill)
Kirill has during this past week taken delivery of this lovely Lama, RA-05740, which is former Swiss Helicopters bird HB-XTM. '740' has been fitted long-range tanks (which can be seen surrounding the main tank) and will join Kirill's Gazelle in Bratsk. Helicopters are a little like horses, in that they enjoy stable mates!
We wish Kirill and those with him, many hours of safe and happy flying.
Our congratulations to Kirill on acquiring his first Lama!
Price: £130,000
Model: SA3130
Manufacturer: Aérospatiale
Construction no. 1583
Year of Manufacture: 1962
Current Registration: 2-ALOU
Previous Registrations: XR379
Total Time Airframe: 9,605
Powerplant: Artouste II
Total Time Powerplant: 500
Location: UK
SE3130 ZU-BVW (cn.1471) as seen in Margate South Africa on 1st November 2014 (Photo by Justin Kennerley)
Jos, if you're reading this could you explain why this aircraft has 'SN 21' written on its nose?
On your database I see that cn's 1469, 1470 and 1471 were given the Rhodesian designations 19, 20 and 21 but why would these be considered serial numbers?
In fact they are former South African military serials 19, 20 and 21 (not Rhodesian). As you know, civil aircraft have registrations, military ones have serials. Military serials are also referred to as serial numbers (when they only contain numbers).
For me this reinforces the advantage of referring to the manufacturer's serial no. as the 'construction number' so as to make clear the distinction between different types of serials.
SA315B RA-05740 (cn.2654) on the banks of the Zima River in the East Sayan mountains of Russia in September 2020
(Photos courtesy of Avia member Kirill)
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