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Overall port view of '101. On this occassion, '101 was based at Toronto's Pearson Airport, while performing SAR stand-by duties
for a past "Canadian National Exhibition International Airshow".
Photo by: Scott Hemsley |
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.... in a hover, prior to setting down..
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Port side, looking foreward.
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Close-up of the lower nose. Points of interest are the crew steps on the skids, the twin whip antenna (these are used to
triangulate the signal for a Crash Position Locator) and the 'guides' used in conjunction with the lower wire cutter.
These 'guides' keep the wires away from the fuselage, while assisting in 'steering' the wire into the wire cutter.
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Close-up of the upper portion of the forward fuselage. Areas of interest include the upper wire cutter, the centre post gide to
keep the wire off the windscreen while 'guiding it into the wire cutter, the framework at the corners of the windscreen to
keep the wires from fouling on the fuselage contoures as well as the cabin air scoops, the offset pitot and the various blade
antenna.
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Port side close-up of the above area, showing a side view of the wire cutter and the various 'guide' framework. The
small circular 'stencil' on the fuselage side, is actually a 3" diameter, 439 Sqn. sticker or 'Zap'. This particular
CH-118 has three - one in dentical positions on the fuselage and the third one, centred on the nose near the leading edge of the
anti-glare panel.
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Close-up of the 'unofficial' 439 Sqn. patch. Even though the photo is of the cloth version, the 'zap' that appears on '101, is
identical.
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Close-up of the "Bear-paw's" on the skids - commonly seen on CH-118's.
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Overall starboard view of '101. Yes, that is the Concord in the background....
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Head-on view of '101. Noteworthy points to consider are the single LARGE square blisters on the cabin doors (in the first window
poisition on each door), location of various items like the wire cutters (on the centreline), the dual whip antenna on the lower
fuselage, cabin air conditioning scoops, retractable landing light and the cargo hook.
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Head-on close-up of the lower nose.
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Close-up of starboard forward fuselage. Note the LARGE square blister. Also visible, are two of the three sqn. 'zaps'.
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Cowling close-up.
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Close-up of the rear portion of the "Bear-paw".
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Starbard fuselage, again.
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More skid detail. On a modelling note; for those wishing to open the cabin doors, the internally mounted winch could be fitted to either side. When fitted, the CH-118 was usually seen to carry on the port side - unlike the CH-135's, which had it fitted on the starboard side. Photo by: Scott Hemsley |
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Close-up of the tail boom, looking forward.
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Close-up of starbard stabilizer. Note how far inbord the red tip extends and the 2" black border.
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