Will this version be modelled as well?

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

Firtst of all, congrats on making it to official third-party developer! I am very interested in the Bo-105, since it saw extensive service in our air-force as well. The Dutch air-force sadly retired them all. :(

 

Quite a few years ago, I took this picture at an airshow. Do you think you can make this version as well? It got a mini-gun on the right side only. They were used as light utility and observation helicopters in the KLu (royal airforce from Holland) It makes sense to have a mini-gun installed to apply force on fleeing criminals or pirates when a pure-bred attack helicopter like the AH-64 is too expensive or too much of an overkill to use. It looked to me there wasn't any special sighting equipment installed, probably only a fixed sight. I got some more information on this version as well. It would be a great adition! :) :pilotfly:

 

Edited July 22, 2015 by 1.JaVA_Platypus

[SilentGun]

Will this version be modelled as well?

 

That seems unsafe for passengers in the chopper. Every time you get out, you would pass the gun's muzzle.

 

But it would be a nice addition I think :)

[TomOnSteam]

You can never have enough load out options :)

 

(even if it can kill your passengers lol)

[Wizard_03]

You can never have enough load out options :)

 

(even if it can kill your passengers lol)

 

+1 lol

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

That seems unsafe for passengers in the chopper. Every time you get out, you would pass the gun's muzzle.

 

But it would be a nice addition I think :)

 

Weeeeelllll

 

 

[The_Fragger]

As far as I know, the minigun was only attached for the Airshow...I may be wrong.

 

If you can provide us with the neccesary information like:

 

- how the gunsight looks like

- Cockpit Intruments layout (Center/front/ Roofconsole)

 

I would give it a go.

 

Paintscheme of the dutsh airforce will be done also ...

 

 

 

Firtst of all, congrats on making it to official third-party developer! I am very interested in the Bo-105, since it saw extensive service in our air-force as well. The Dutch air-force sadly retired them all. :(

 

Quite a few years ago, I took this picture at an airshow. Do you think you can make this version as well? It got a mini-gun on the right side only. They were used as light utility and observation helicopters in the KLu (royal airforce from Holland) It makes sense to have a mini-gun installed to apply force on fleeing criminals or pirates when a pure-bred attack helicopter like the AH-64 is too expensive or too much of an overkill to use. It looked to me there wasn't any special sighting equipment installed, probably only a fixed sight. I got some more information on this version as well. It would be a great adition! :) :pilotfly:

 

[Avimimus]

It'd be nice to have a variant with some unguided ordinance at least... missiles are fun, but ballistic rockets are funner :D

[Sryan]

 

How about this variant for some unguided ordnance? won't kill your passengers but should kill some other things :P unfortunatly there's little info I can find about this except this image in the image-library of the KLu ( RNLAF )

[SFC Tako]

^^Could it be some kinda 20mm Oerlikon or something like that? :)

[Sryan]

It actually looks like an Rheinmetall RH202 to me.

 

edit:

 

well, jackpot. The gun is an rh202 alright, and I did manage to dig up some more info. I don't think there's enough for Fragger to justify making it jet, but maybe there will, in time. here's some extra images. it appears to be called the BO105GSH by the spanish airforces and the BO105P by the iraqis

 

 

 

 

this is Seriënnummer S4-481

Operator:ET-161 Ejército Esp. ( spain )

since: 1980

 

S4-483

ET-162 Ejército Esp. ( spain )

 

S4-487 through S4-492 ( 6 hulls )

MBB Demonstrator ( germany 1980 ) Al Qu. Al Ja. Al Iraqi. ( Iraq, since 1983. Fate unknown for any hull )

 

 

 

S4-497

ET-165 Ejército Esp. ( spain 1980 )

 

 

Another 12 hulls for iraq since 1983 ( S4-498 through S4-503, and S4-506 through S4-511 )

 

another hull for spain ( S4-504 ). For those of you paying attention, hull S4-505 is of a different designation and role.

 

Hull S4-512

Spain 1980 ( ET176)

 

 

serial number: S4-532 and S4-533 ( Spain, ET173 and 174 respectively, 1980)

Serial number: S4 536 and S4-538 ( Spain, ET175 and 177 respectively, 1980)

 

 

serial number: S4-452

operator: CASA "GSH" FTB ( germany, 1980. transferred to spanish airforce at unknown date )

 

 

serial: S3-372.

germany 1977, transferred to spanish airforce in 1983.

 

So far I'm sorry for the chaotic format, I had expected to find maybe a few demo hulls for a project that perhaps failed, not find dozens in service with the spanish and iraqi airforces.

 

source: http://www.mbb-bo105.de/

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Here's some images from NATO exercise dynamic mix (2002). So it trained untill atleast fairly recent in history.

 

 

 

Lastly, during my searches I found a few BO-105's in other configurations, in case anyone feels like doing some research on them, too. to keep the images down I'll just post the links to the image.

 

gunpods/cannonpods: http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/1/5/1348519.jpg

some sort of FFAR pod: http://www.mbb-bo105.de/pics/bo105_hs-7063.jpg

other type of FFAR's. http://k41.kn3.net/taringa/1/9/8/0/9/3/16/puntoyseguido/EA5.jpg?7489

are these TOW's? http://worldweapon.ru/images/vertuski/bo105/bo105_02.jpg

 

EDIT2:

 

apperently the BO105GSH is mentioned, explained or discussed in this book. Anyone having it laying around? http://www.ebay.de/itm/CONCORD-ROTARY-ELITE-FRANCE-SPAIN-NETHERLANDS-GREECE-GERMANY-BELGIUM-DENMARK-USA-/391179848750

 

some statistics are mentioned ( in spanish ) on page 75 of this spanish armed forces publication of 1984. https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDEQFjACahUKEwi1kbGMtbDIAhWG1iwKHaQ2D3I&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicaciones.defensa.gob.es%2Fdocs%2Fdefault-source%2Frevistaspdf%2Fret_536.pdf%3Fsfvrsn%3D0%26download%3Dtrue&usg=AFQjCNHxki7Welo4E01g7wXzUlZHrVEhdw&sig2=uEfZG2jKBJUH6oAqsALbhA&cad=rja

 

 

according to this source, the Rh202 was mounted on a small turret(?)("turm") with a limited amount of ammo. it also states there where BO105 variants with stingers, SNEB and SNIA air to surface rockets, FN MAGS among other things. http://iuventus.info/Lex/B%C3%B6lkow_Bo_105

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 7, 2015 by Sryan

[JG78_horΛz]

Howdy Fragger,

are you planning to equip us with Stinger? i love to pick jets out of the sky

Grüße!

[The_Fragger]

On 1/6/2023 at 11:16 AM, JG78_horΛz said:

Howdy Fragger,

are you planning to equip us with Stinger? i love to pick jets out of the sky

Grüße!

not at the moment