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[Savoia]

It would be a nice touch to your craft!

If no one has any to spare, you might ask Hélidax if they have some....

[Zishelix]

Excuse my curiosity xbdt, are you in contact with Eurocopter's (now Airbus Helicopters) Former Range Helicopters Unit?
I mean, what kind of customer...

[xbdt]

I do have an account and price list from Airbus Helicopters. All parts for the Gazelle are available from them, but the prices are very very very high....

[Zishelix]

Is there a reason for AH to keep so high prices on Gazelle spare parts?

[Savoia]

So you eventually give-up the Gaz and buy a new EC120 or AS350B3.

And if you don't .. the high prices are the penalty!

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[Zishelix]

I have the same assumption Ah, the producer's philosophy...

[Savoia]

What would be interesting to know is if one day Sud Aviation .. Aérospatiale .. Eurocopter .. Airbus .. (or whatever they will call themselves next)...

[xbdt]

They raise the price about 9 to 10% each year. This is of course to promote their 120-130-135-350 series. Also all french ex-military Gazelles are sold...

[Zishelix]

Newer Isn't Always Better! In this case for sure... but my judgement is too subjective, of course.

[xbdt]

Zishelix, do you have some other pictures of the early C-GDUG? I saw on another forum that Scullcap had some, but I cannot see these. You may still have...

[Zishelix]

You mean this one Skullcap posted on VF?



And there is also this one from 1978:


(Photo Mick Bajcar)
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[xbdt]

I just sent him an email; we'll see if he answers...

[Zishelix]

Much appreciated!

[xbdt]

I do have some other pictures from before re-doing the interior. It looked like a coffin inside, really awful! Not sure if everybody wants to see this...

[Savoia]

Knowing Zis .. if it involves a Gazelle .. he will be keen to see it!

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