FauxZ Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 So this has been driving me nuts. I was watching The World According to Garp the other night, released in 1982. In the end of the movie, he's taken off in the EMS helicopter and I can't seem to find out what type it is. Looks almost like a Gazelle, it has a fenestron, but the engine cowling seems wrong and it has two wheels in front (not sure if it's a tail dragger or 4 wheel.) It looked more like a Alouette 3 with a fenestron. I haven't been able to find a picture online so I was hoping someone else would know, or would have a clue based on description. Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeloPitts Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 early gazelles had wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeloPitts Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 My bad early Dauphins had wheels like that http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...5US215%26sa%3DN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FauxZ Posted September 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 That may have been it, except it didn't have the pointy nose. I'm assuming it's just a radome, but did they make early Dauphins without the pointy nose? No fairings on the wheels for what that's worth. Lastly, I can't remember if it was single or twin engine. Oh bother. Never mind, answered my own question with some more searching on airliners. Yes, they did have a flat nose version. I'm thinking it was a Dauphin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredsega Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I about had to lay the smack down for saying SA-341/2s had weels.But Yes the SA-365s did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FauxZ Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Yep, after looking through Airliners, it was most certainly an early Dauphin. Pretty sure it was the single engine version. I never even knew those existed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredsega Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Yep, after looking through Airliners, it was most certainly an early Dauphin. Pretty sure it was the single engine version. I never even knew those existed.. Yeah there is a bunch of coppters that not many pilots knew were made.I was thanking we should play a game on here. Name that Heli. and post a pic see if others can I.D. It. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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