| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-HBKA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | MBB-Kawasaki BK-117 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | MBB-Kawasaki BK-117 |
| Aircraft Version: | MBB-Kawasaki BK-117A-3(M) |
| C/n (msn): | P-2 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Farnborough International 1986 |
| Photo Date: | 7 September 1986 |
| Photo by: | Massimo Liperi |
| Photo ID: | 664741 |
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Painted in camo c/s and displayed with the 'RAMS 3000' surname. It featured a Lucas turret housing a 12.7 mm Browning heavy machine gun with 450 rounds of ammunition. Pylons on either side for a total of eight anti-tank missiles, typically HOT 2, though the pylons could also carry TOW missiles. Air-to-air missiles, rocket pods, and forward-firing cannons could also be carried on these pylons. Weapons associated to a SFIM APX-M397 stabilised thermal sight as well as an additional mast-mounted sight and digital weapons controls avionics. Other systems included an infrared jammer and chaff/flare/ECM system, a Racal Prophet radar warning system and a Racal RAMS 3000 Series avionics management system. Thanks to Joachim Lippl for tech notes. This photo is copyright © Massimo Liperi, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 March 2024, and has since been viewed 688 times. |