Bangladesh SAR AW139s being test flown by AW

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Following AgustaWestland’s announcement in July 2014, Marco Bianchi can confirm that the two AW139s due to be delivered to the Bangladesh Air Force are now being test flown at the factory prior to delivery. The two are serialled 613 and 616, and are currently flying on Italian permit registrations I-EASS and I-PTFR respectively. As is the practice with this country, the military registrations carried are based on their MSN, in this case 31613 and 31616.

The pair are due to be delivered by the end of 2015, will be operated by the Bangladesh Air Force to perform maritime search and rescue (SAR) and other utility missions. The pair of AW139s feature an advanced mission configuration including a search/weather radar, FLIR, search light (mounted to port), rescue hoist (starboard), emergency floats and a state-of-the-art 4-axis dual digital AFCS with hover and SAR modes.
Photos are strictly© Marco Bianchi and reproduced here with his express permission

Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com

 

[volatile]

Trainner`s , Search n Rescue bhai buy some decent fighter`s as well .

 

[TopCat]

Trainner`s , Search n Rescue bhai buy some decent fighter`s as well .

We need more of these to protect our people from human trafficker. We can have fighter later on.

 

[bdslph]

love the camo and pic looks nice
this helicopter will boost the SAR

 

[volatile]

We need more of these to protect our people from human trafficker. We can have fighter later on.

But seriously dude if you get attacked what will you do still protect your people from human trafficker`s ?

 

[masud]

so the Lazy air force also chose there verson helo. hope many different class helo don,t creat any maintaiance problem.............

Army chose Eurocopter SA 365 N3.

Navy chose Agusta Westland AW109 Helos.

and finaly Lazy Air force chose AW139.

 

[Arko]

But seriously dude if you get attacked what will you do still protect your people from human trafficker`s ?

Are we really in danger of being attacked by a foreign nation in near future ? Apart from Myanmar, almost everyone will risk economic loss for attacking us

And Myanmar may be crazy .... but surely, nobody is that crazy

so the Lazy air force also chose there verson helo. hope many different class helo don,t creat any maintaiance problem.............

Army chose Eurocopter SA 365 N3.

Navy chose Agusta Westland AW109 Helos.

and finaly L