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Aircraft:15024 (24)Photo date:Type:1 Jun, 2015Operator:Photo views:Location:1323Photo by:Departing after a short stop.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/15024/6414 -
Aircraft:15024 (24)Photo date:Type:10 Feb, 2010Operator:Photo views:Location:2507Photo by:Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/15024/2503 -
Aircraft:15024 (K-24)Photo date:Type:21 Mar, 2006Operator:Photo views:Location:1104Photo by:Hover-taxiing out of Patria Helicopter's maintenance heliport at Arlanda Airport, north of Stockholm, prior to take-off. The crew of the helicopter came to Patria in a dry leased Long Ranger IFR trainer, SE-HUB in the morning and left in the Hkp15A a few hours later.
The aircraft has been operating out of Patria Helicopter’s hangar for acceptance purposes by AgustaWestland since September 2005 but was recently handed over to the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing.
The Agusta 109 LUH, designated HKP 15, will be the future light utility helicopter of the Swedish Armed Forces. Twenty machines have been ordered and twelve of them will be in the army version presented in the photo above (dubbed HKP 15A). The twelve helicopters of the "A" version will be based at Malmen Airport in Linköping and the remaining eight HKP 15B ("B" version for ship based operations) will be stationed at Kallinge Airport in Ronneby.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/15024/1743 -
Aircraft:15024 (K-82)Photo date:Type:17 Oct, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:1271Photo by:This exclusive photo shows one of the very first flights of a Hkp15 in Sweden. The aircraft, which is the fourth Hkp15 constructed but the first one to be delivered, was transported to Arlanda-based Patria Helicopters from the Agusta production plant near Milan in Italy by truck in mid September this year. The helicopter was re-assembled by the technicians at Patria Helicopter and was later flown to the military helicopter base in Linköping for various evaluations. Note the red dressed Agusta test pilot in the co-pilot seat.
This helicopter type will be the future light utility helicopter in the Swedish Military. The Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has ordered 20 machines. The first two provisional helicopters arrived in late-2002, but they will now be returned to Agusta as the first ordered LUH has arrived.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/15024/1742 -
Aircraft:15024 (K-23)Photo date:Type:12 Sep, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:1177Photo by:The very first arrival of the first HKP 15 to Sweden!
This photo was shot as the aircraft was being unloaded from a truck that had carried the machine from the production plant near Milan in Italy. The helicopter was the forth HKP 15 constructed, but the first one to be freighted to the country. The aircraft was to be put through a bunch of acceptance evaluations by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
The number 23 on the tail boom was rapidly changed to 82, and eventually switched one more time, this time to 24.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/15024/1741
15024 (151754)
Information about 15024 (151754)
This helicopter was the first HKP 15 to arrive in Sweden (but the second one to be officially handed over - following 15022).
The aircraft was constructed in 2005 and was transported by truck to Stockholm based Patria Helicopters, at Arlanda Airport, from AgustaWestland's Italian production plant at Vergiate, near Milan, in mid-September 2005.
The helicopter was re-assembled by the technicians at Patria Helicopter and put into active acceptance evaluations. It was initially named K-23, but that was swiftly changed to K-82. It was operated by AgustaWestland out of Arlanda Airport for several months. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) assessed every inch of the aircraft and worked out the final production adjustments together with AgustaWestland's delivery team. Those adjustments were fine-tunings that were to be adapted in the upcoming production helicopters prior to the delivery.
The callsign of K-82 was changed to K-24 in early-2006 and the helicopter it was given the military registration 15024.
The first approved production HKP 15A, named K-22, was flown from the Italian production plant at Vergiate to its new home in Linköping by a Swedish crew in February of 2006. Despite having operated within the national borders of Sweden a longer time the evaluation helicopter, K-24, became the second one as the hand-over from AgustaWestland was commenced later than the delivery of K-22. The acceptance process took nearly five months and the machine was finally flown to its main base at Malmen Airport in Linköping in March of 2006.
The two delivered HKP 15As joined two provisional Italian Agusta 109E Power helicopters that had been operated by the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing from late-2002. Those were civil ones and the difference between them and the production machines was significant. The provisional machines, I-POWR and I-PAWR, were returned to AgustaWestland in mid-2006.
K-24 was later re-registered from 15024 to 151754. It is one of twenty AW109s in service with the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing. Twelve of these are inland versions (HKP 15A) and the remaining eight are maritime versions (HKP 15B). The helicopters are stationed at the air bases in Linköping/Malmen and Ronneby/Kallinge.
The aircraft was constructed in 2005 and was transported by truck to Stockholm based Patria Helicopters, at Arlanda Airport, from AgustaWestland's Italian production plant at Vergiate, near Milan, in mid-September 2005.
The helicopter was re-assembled by the technicians at Patria Helicopter and put into active acceptance evaluations. It was initially named K-23, but that was swiftly changed to K-82. It was operated by AgustaWestland out of Arlanda Airport for several months. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) assessed every inch of the aircraft and worked out the final production adjustments together with AgustaWestland's delivery team. Those adjustments were fine-tunings that were to be adapted in the upcoming production helicopters prior to the delivery.
The callsign of K-82 was changed to K-24 in early-2006 and the helicopter it was given the military registration 15024.
The first approved production HKP 15A, named K-22, was flown from the Italian production plant at Vergiate to its new home in Linköping by a Swedish crew in February of 2006. Despite having operated within the national borders of Sweden a longer time the evaluation helicopter, K-24, became the second one as the hand-over from AgustaWestland was commenced later than the delivery of K-22. The acceptance process took nearly five months and the machine was finally flown to its main base at Malmen Airport in Linköping in March of 2006.
The two delivered HKP 15As joined two provisional Italian Agusta 109E Power helicopters that had been operated by the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing from late-2002. Those were civil ones and the difference between them and the production machines was significant. The provisional machines, I-POWR and I-PAWR, were returned to AgustaWestland in mid-2006.
K-24 was later re-registered from 15024 to 151754. It is one of twenty AW109s in service with the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing. Twelve of these are inland versions (HKP 15A) and the remaining eight are maritime versions (HKP 15B). The helicopters are stationed at the air bases in Linköping/Malmen and Ronneby/Kallinge.
