MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
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Search complete. 6 mentions across 3 episodes found for "MBB/Kawasaki BK 117".
Oct 12, 2026
Ruben DelmageHOST
Crazy.
Ruben DelmageHOST
There was also, uh, in, I believe, um, there was a BK117 story that you have to tell as well.
Jacobus Gideon "Div" de VilliersGUEST
Ja.
Ruben DelmageHOST
Tell us about that.
Ruben DelmageHOST
I've got to get to the one in, in 2011 as well.
Jacobus Gideon "Div" de VilliersGUEST
Uh, ja.
Jacobus Gideon "Div" de VilliersGUEST
Um, BK117 maintenance test flight.
Jacobus Gideon "Div" de VilliersGUEST
Uh, Eurocopter Atlanta, Syria, it...
André CoetzeeGUEST
Uh, comparing this with anything I think would be unfair.
André CoetzeeGUEST
50 years old, I would think in its class would probably be Augusta 109, will, albeit a much smaller cockpit, uh, EC 145 or BK 117, uh, something in that class.
André CoetzeeGUEST
But they've got different design applications with clamshell doors, um, different engines, different layouts, different avionics.
André CoetzeeGUEST
But technologically, this truly was a remarkable machine i- in, in its moment and in its time-
Felix GosherGUEST
I mean, we weren't expecting guys to pour their hearts out like that and brings, you know, so many circuits to the, to the table.
Felix GosherGUEST
Um, and we... obviously we had three Hueys operating, and we had the BK117.
Ruben DelmageHOST
Mm.
Felix GosherGUEST
We had, we had a whole f- a whole fleet of Bell 206s that didn't get a chance to fly because so many unexpected flights happened-