
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | C-FMCL |
Aircraft Original Type: | MBB Bo 105 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | MBB Bo 105 |
Aircraft Version: | MBB Bo 105 B1 |
C/n (msn): | X01 |
Location | |
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City / Heliport: | Fort Erie - Airbus Helicopters Canada HeliportMap |
Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: CPG3 Other: - |
Photo Date: | 13 October 1988 |
Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
Photo ID: | 525766 |
Photo Comment |
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In 1984, MBB Helicopters Canada partnered with the Governments of Canada and Ontario and Fleet Aerospace to establish a helicopter factory and engineering center in Fort Erie, Ontario. In addition to assembling the "Hot and High" Bo 105LS for export, MCL was contracted to test fly the new P&WC PW200 turboshaft in a Bo 105LS. This prototype Bo 105B-1, C-FMCL, msn X01, powered by two PW205s made its first flight on Oct. 8, 1988, followed by a public unveiling and demo flight on Oct 13, 1988. MBB later selected the PW200 family to power the Bo 108 research aircraft and the EC135/H135 light twin. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 December 2022, and has since been viewed 414 times. |