The owner bought this Westland Scout AH1 (Attack Helicopter) from the British Army about 13 years ago. The military Registration Number was XT624. Here are a few Internet links if you want to see what it looked like when the Army used it (you can see the rockets still attached
Highlights and Features :
* Gas turbine engine * 4-seater helicopter * Dual-panel with dual-controls * Two ASI's * Two VSI's * Gyro compasses * Two pressure altimeters * Radar altimeter * NightSun landing system * 760 channel radio * 4-place Intercom system * Transponder with mode Charlie * Cruises at 110 knots or about 126 miles/h (204 km/h) * Range is about 2.5 hours at cruising speed so approximately 500 kilometres or 315 miles. * Total flight hours of 6730 (approx. 2000 hours by current owner since 1995, approx. 4700 hours prior to that by the British Army) * Located at Thruxton Airfield (5 miles West of Andover in Hampshire), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Thruxton * Maintenance contract can be provided by BN Helicopters Ltd (Thruxton), or Kennett Aviation (North London) or several others. Parts availability is not really a problem, there are plenty of parts still about. * Additional reconditioned engine is available by separate negotiation with the owner if you are interested * Fuel consumption is about 60 gallons / hour (Kerosine).
There are only 11 helicopters of this model in civil hands in the UK and it is generally held in very high regard. The owner has clocked up about 2000 flight hours since he bought the helicopter. Total flight hours was 6730 hours on 18th February when the last maintenance check / service work was done by BN Helicopters Ltd.
You will see that the only component that imminently needs to be replaced (in 7.9 flying hours) is the IDS (Intermediate Drive Shaft). The owner knows of one available for sale locally and can put you in touch. The next component to be overhauled is the Hydraulic Filter Element in about 58 flying hours. I hope the compliance summary demonstrates that this aircraft has a lot of life left in it and is likely to provide good service for many years to come.
You will probably be aware that this aircraft has what is called a "Permit to Fly". More information on this can be found on the CAA website.