Donauwoerth Heliport (EDPR) CIV/MIL 2024

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 13/06/2024
First visit after my holidays and the serious flood which caused the heliport to remain closed for some days. As a result, several helicopters usually parked in the hangar are now in open store on the ramp.
[98+49] 74+49 Tiger UHT Heer, local flight
74+59 Tiger UHT Heer, outside
76+08 BK.117D2m Lw HSG64, maintenance flight
79+53 NH.90NFH Marine/MFG3, shortly outside.
84+15 CH-53G Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+30 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, towed outside
84+38 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, towed outside
84+47 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+52 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+96 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+97 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, hangared
85+08 CH-53GS Lw/HSG 64 towed outside
[D-HADA] / 1(451)0 BK.117D3m Serbian AF, shortly outside. (I still have no c/n for this one)
[D-HADH] BK.117D3m REGA, outside (c/n 21190)
[D-HADR] BK.117D3m Cyprus NG, towed outside for engine test (c/n 21286)
D-HADS BK.117D3 Airbus "Pioneer Lab" towed around
[D-HADU] /1(45)11 BK.117D3 Serbian Air Force, shortly outside (c/n 21274)
[D-HADY] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company. In open storage on the ramp. I think it is 21295/THC16, but I cannot confirm so far.
[D-HBKB] BK.117D3 primer (c/n 21307). There is a reservation as PS-UTI for 21307. In open storage on the ramp
[D-HBKE] BK.117D3m Cyprus NG (c/n 21171), outside. Now fitted with rocket launchers
[D-HBKG] / I-MIOR BK.117D3 Elifriulia, practice approach on a flight from/to Augsburg
[D-HBKI] / I-DAJE BK.117D3 Elifriulia, production flight. (c/n 21234)
[D-HBKM] BK.117D3 red/yellow EMS colours. Registration G-HMAA also applied. in open storage on the ramp.
[D-HBKQ] / EC-616 BK.117D3 Aduanas. Acceptance Flight. Has now spanish ferry reg plus complete titles applied ("Agencia Tributaria") and will obviously leave soon.
[D-HBKU] BK.117D3m Cyprus NG (c/n 21271)
[D-HB..] BK.117D3m Serbian AF, hangared
[D-HCBA] EC.135.3H Auriga/Mackay Helicopters. Outside (c/n ?)
[D-HCBE] EC.135.3H Helikopter Air Transport (c/n ?), towed outside
[D-HECC] EC.135P3H Auriga/Mackay Helicopters (c/n 2268), production flight (not to be confused with D-HECC/2253, also for Auriga which is already flying in Australia as VH-8Z3)
D-HECN EC.135T3 Airbus (c/n 0835)
-- unmarked EC.135 in primer (c/n 2273), in open store on the ramp (will go to Policia Nacional of Spain in the future)
--- unmarked grey/blue EC.135 in open store on the ramp
-- plus another unmarked EC.135 in primer in open storage on the ramp. The c/n was unfortunately blocked by another helicopter.
HZ-RC63 of The Helicopter Company departed for delivery this week. It might be 21279/THC14 (ex D-HBKC)

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 27/06/2024
74+69 Tiger UHT Heer/D-F HFAZT, engine test.
77+08 BK.117D2m WTD61, 5-minute visit from/to Ingolstadt
78+40 NH.90TTH Heer/THR30, maintenance flight
84+30 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, towed outside
84+97 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside
85+00 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
[D-HADA] 1(45)10 BK.117D3m Serbian Air Force (in flight test hangar)
[D-HADI] BK.117D3 (Elifriulia?), in bright yellow with black window frame. Parked in open store on the ramp
[D-HADR] BK.117D3m Cyprus National Guard, engine test (c/n 21286)
D-HADS BK.117D3 Aurbus Pioneer Lab, local flight
D-HADW BK.117D3 Airbus, towed outside
[D-HBKG] I-MIOR BK.117D3 Elifriulia, departed to Ingolstadt
[D-HBKK] ‚5‘ BK.117D3 Polizei Bayern, production flight (c/n still unknown, but #5 indicates it will be D-HPBE when entering police service
[D-HBKM] G-HMAA BK.117D3 Midlands Air Ambulance. In open store on the ramp
[D-HBKN] BK.117D3 primer (c/n 21311). Was reported to be for Kazaviaspas/Kazahkstan
[D-HBKZ] (19-56 taped over) BK.117D3m Cyprus National Guard, flown over from Ingolstadt
[D-HBTD] Jupiter HC.2 RAF, out of paint shop. Most probably the first HC.2 for the RAF with c/n 21317 (needs t.b.c.)
[D-HBTH] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company (inside flight test hangar)
[D-HCBZ] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2265), reported tob e for spanish Policia Nacional. Towed outside
[D-HECB] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2267), reported to be for Helibras/Brazil
[D-HECG] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2270) (was reported to be future HE.26-44A for Armada). Production flight
D-HECN EC.135 Airbus, towed outside
PH-ECE EC.120B Heli Holland, visiting for some demonstration in the customer centre.
The unidentified/unmarked grey/blue EC.135 has now moved into the delivery hangar

[BK117-DON]

LOG Donauwoerth 27/06/2024
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[D-HADI] BK.117D3 (Elifriulia?), in bright yellow with black window frame. Parked in open store on the ramp
[D-HBKG] I-MIOR BK.117D3 Elifriulia, departed to Ingolstadt
...

Elifriulia has normally yellow landing skids - where Avincis (Italy) (the other yellow with black window frame) will have a slight different yellow tone on the cabin and black landing skids.

[spottervito]

DHADI had black skids- so it might be one for Avincis. thanks for your help!

[Sjoerd]

Has the D-HBTI (GBP) already been observed during a test flight?

Noted as GBP-10025 yesterday. I will post my log later on.

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 04/07/2024
78+40 NH.90TTH Heer/THR30, towed outside
79+53 NH.90NFH Marine/MFG5 maintenance flight
84+30 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+38 CH-53G Lw/HSG64, towed outside
84+96 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, hangared
CC-DAL EC.135.3H all dark grey, black cockpit frame. Towed from production area to open storage. Still unflown without german test registration.
[D-HADA] (145)10 BK.117D3m Serbian AF, production flight
[D-HADI] BK.117D3 Avincis Aviation, stored on the main ramp
[D-HADK] BK.117D3 Avincis Aviation, stored on the main ramp. Later towed back to production hangar
[D-HADQ BK.117D3 all dark yellow, stored on the main ramp.
[D-HADR] BK.117D3 Cyprus NG, hangared
D-HADS BK.117D3 Airbus pioneer Lab, towed outside
[D-HADT] BK.117D3m Serbian AF (c/n 21246), towed
[D-HADZ] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company, production flight. If I did not miss one, this must be THC17 with c/n 21302
[D-HBKF] BK.117D3 anthrazite/siver/black VIP c/s, production flight
[D-HBKN] BK.117D3 primer (for Kazaviaspas, c/n 21311)
D-HBPF EC.135P2+ Polizei Bayern, practice approach
[D-HCBF] D-HXCF EC.135P3H ADAC Luftrettung (c/n 2272), engine test
[D-HCBO] EC.135.3H primer (2271), towed. This is the future HU.26-45A for Guardia Civil
---- EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2275), stored on the main ramp. Intended for FAE as HE.26-46A
The unmarked grey/blue EC.135 is still in the delivery hangar

[Sjoerd]

LOG Donauwoerth 28/6/2024

Two brief visits here today of about 30mins each. One around 8AM and one around noon.

Mil/Gvm't
(74+59) Tiger UHT KHR36 hangared
2x Tiger UHT KHR36 hangared (directly next to 74+59)
74+69 Tiger UHT KHR36 outside Tiger hangar
78+40 NH90TTH THR30 hangared (flex late AM according to ADSB)
3x NH90TTH Heer hangared (same hangar as above, all facing forward towards the doors, front row)
1x NH90 Marine, grey c/s German flag in tail hangared (same hangar as above, facing forward towards the doors, front row)
84+(1)5 CH-53 HSG64 hangared
84+25 CH-53GS HSG64 hangared
84+30 CH-53GS HSG64 hangared, moved outside AM > moved inside other hangar PM
84+38 CH-53GS HSG64 hangared
84+86 CH-53GA HSG64 hangared
84+96 CH-53GA HSG64 hangared
84+97 CH-53GS HSG64 hangared
85+00 CH-53GS HSG64 outside (PM gone, likely hangared elsewhere)
85+08 CH-53GS HSG64 hangared
D-HABR H145M to Cyprus NG hangared (c/n 21286)
D-HADA H145M to Serbian AF as 14510 hangared
D-HADO H145M to Serbian AF as 14507 hangared
D-HBKE H145M to Cyprus NG hangared (c/n 21171)
D-HBKH H145M to Serbian AF as 145xx towed inside small hangar (PM) near main road (B16)
D-HBTI H145 to Georgian Border Guard, marked as GBP-10025 (c/n 21292), inside small hangar (AM) near main road (B16)
(HE.26-46A) H135-3H primer, stored on main ramp, c/n 2275

Civil
D-HADD H145 Polizei, stored on main ramp
D-HADI H145 yellow c/s, stored on main ramp
D-HADW H145 grey/silver c/s, outside main ramp
D-HADY H135 hangared AM, outside PM
D-HADZ H135 towed outside for engine run PM
D-HBKB H145 (c/n 21307)
D-HBKF H145 grey/silver c/s, outside main ramp
D-HBKK H145 Polizei
D-HBKM H145 red/yellow c/s mkd G-HMAA
D-HBKN H145 primer c/s, stored on main ramp, c/n 21311
D-HBKQ H135 Aduanas, blue/yellow c/s, mkd EC-616, outside hangar C9
D-HCBE H135H-3
D-HECN H135 towed outside AM, large white H135 on tail
VT-HYR H135/145? red c/s, inside small hangar near main road (B16)

Unknown
D-HADE H145? grey c/s, looked mil
1x H145 primer, inside small hangar (AM/PM) near main road (B16)
1x H145 cabin, primer, towed inside small hangar (PM) near main road (B16), c/n 21287

Evwrything between brackets () is not actually read off by me, but provided by others. Anyone able to ID the unknowns? Also, anyone for the missing Tigers and NH90's? I know some have had a visit at Airbus that same week and the week after.

[Jeroen Nijmeijer]

Has the D-HBTI (GBP) already been observed during a test flight?

Noted as GBP-10025 yesterday. I will post my log later on.

Thanks!!

[spottervito]

A very nice visit today with many helicopters to be seen. I can recommend to everybody to pass here whenever you are in the area: in the next weeks/months many interesting H145 will start their test flight programme (Honduras/RAF/GArmy/Sec. Civile), plus the Cypriote NG and Serbs are still not delivered. So it might be a good chance to get a nice variety of different military choppers!

LOG Donauwoerth 18/07/2024
74+45 Airbus Tiger UHT Heer maintenance flight
74+59 Airbus Tiger UHT Heer, towed outside
78+27 NH.90TTH Heer/IHAZ, towed outside
84+15 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+86 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, engine test
84+96 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, engine test
85+08 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
[D-HADA] 14510 BK.117D3m Serbian AF
[D-HADB] BK.117D3 DRF Luftrettung. The new registration ‚D-HXFN‘ was readable under the sticker. c/n 21306, towed
[D-HADD] BK.117D3 Polizei Rheinland-Pfalz. #2 for them. Shortly outside of hangar. I have no c/n for this
[D-HADH] BK.117D3 REGA Switzerland, parked in a corner of the ramp (c/n 21190)
[D-HADM] BK.117D3m all bright yellow, black cockpit frame. Inside military hangar and no further details.
[D-HADO] 14507 BK.117D3m Serbian AF, shuffled around in hangar (c/n 21237)
D-HADS BK.117D3 Airbus Pioneer Lab, hangared
[D-HBKA] BK.117D3 Polizei Bayern ‚1‘, returned from local flight (c/n 21184)
[D-HBKB] BK.117D3 primer (c/n 21307). Production Flight. As reported last time, there is a reservation as ‚PS-UTI‘ for this one.
[D-HBKF] BK.117D3 all dark silver/anthrazite, towed.
[D-HBKM] G-SMAA BK.117D3 Midlands Air Ambulance, production flight (c/n still unknown)
[D-HBKU] BK.117D3m Cyprus National Guard. Has now received serial 19-60 plus roundel. I think the first batch of the Cypriotes could maybe start delivery before the Airbus factory holidays in August.
[D-HBKY] BK.117D3 Yorkshire Air Ambulance (c/n 21313), parked rotorless on the military apron
[D-HBTD] Jupiter HC.2 RAF, parked rotorless on military ramp (c/n 21317)
[D-HBTK] BK.117D3m Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, parked rotorless on the military ramp. I think this is the second out of 6 with c/n 21320. The first one has been noted earlier this week with test reg. D-HBTF. For this helicopter, full titles and serial are also applied. The lower part oft he serial was just readable and reads FAH991)
[D-HBTL] D-HXFO BK.117D3 DRF Luftrettung. This is c/n 21319 and was towed from the production area into the storage line on the military ramp.
[D-HCBF] D-HXCF EC.135P3H ADAC Luftrettung (c/n 2272), towed outside
[D-HECV] EC.135.3H the grey/blue H135 that lingered around unmarked has finally received a test reg and was noted on a production flight today. C/n and operator still unknown.
(EC-616) BK.117D3 Aduanas, parked in storage hangar
C-29 EC.135.3H Carabineros de Chile. Parked in full glory rotorless on the military ramp.
CC-DAL EC.135.3H dark grey, parked on military apron rotorless
(HT.29-40 01-1402) NH Ind. NH.90NFH Armada. The spanish Navy was pulled half out oft he hangar. It looked complete and ready for flying.
---- EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2281), parked rotorless on military ramp
---- EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2273), parked rotorless on military ramp
Plus another unidentified Serbian AF in the storage hangar

On a interesting side note, I saw a picture of the first German Army BK.117D3m noted earlier this week by another guy. It wore test reg D-HBTA plus serial 75+54. Strange enough they seem to produce the last aircraft at the beginning (I think the serial batch for the 55 Heer helos run from 75+01 to 75+55).
If this is correct, the mentioned HBTA/75+54 must be c/n 21315 and is the second Heer (first one being 21308). I hope I see it too in the next time to bring some light into this whole thing.

[spottervito]

LOG Donauwoerth 25/07/2024
74+45 Tiger UHT Heer, maintenance flight
74+59 Tiger UHT Heer, outside
84+30 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
84+38 CH-53G Lw/HSG64, outside
84+86 CH-53GA Lw/HSG64, hangared
85+00 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, hangared
85+08 CH-53GS Lw/HSG64, outside
[98+49] (=74+49) Tiger UHT Heer, shortly outside
C-29 EC.135.3H Carabineros de Chile, parked outside storage (c/n 2278)
[D-HADH] BK.117D3 REGA, engine test (c/n 21190)
(D-HADJ) BK.117D3m Polizei Bayern (=D-HPBC, c/n 21192). Actually registration not read off but only sticker with c/n on nose of aircraft seen in storage hangar
[D-HADO] BK.117D3m Serbian Air Force (=14507, c/n 21237), hangared
[D-HADP] BK.117D3 Polizei Rheinland-Pfalz, c/n 21275, hangared
[DHADR] BK.117D3m Cyprus National Guard. (c/n 21286). Towed outside for engine test. Now also received cypriote serial and roundel but now I am completely lost. It also has 19-55 applied, same serial as D-HBKW (21249) wore. I think either they changed the serial sequence or they made a mistake when painting the aircraft. Maybe that`s why the serial numbers of both HBKW and HBKZ are overtaped with a big sticker now after they flew unmasked for a while.
Last week I noted D-HBKU with serial 19-60, also out of sequence...
[D-HADZ] BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company, inside delivery hangar. HZ-Reg plus complete titles applied, HZ-reg was overtaped. Might be c/n 21295 (THC16), but needs confirmation.
[D-HBKG] BK.117D3 Elifriulia, practice approach on a training flight from/to Ingolstadt. Italian registration I-MIOR now overtaped with sticker
[D-HBKK] BK.117D3 Polizei Bayern #5, production flight. Was parked beside a box 21282 afterwards, which must be the c/n
[D-HBKM] / G-HMAA BK.117D3 Midlands Air Ambulance, hangared
[D-HBKY] BK.117D3 Yorkshire Air Ambulance, parked outside storage (c/n 21313?)
[D-HBKW] BK.117D3m Cyprus National Guard (c/n 21249), serial 19-55? hided under sticker. See also D-HADR (21286). Was on a short visit during a training flight from/to Ingolstadt
[D-HBKZ] BK.117D3m Cyprus National Guard (c/n 21252), serial 19-56? hided under sticker. Was on a short visit during a training flight from/to Ingolstadt
[D-HBTI] / GBP-10025 BK.117D3 Georgia Border Police, sits inside delivery hangar, ready for handover (c/n 21292)
[D-HBTK] BK.117D3m Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, parked outside storage (=FAH990/c/n 21318)
[D-HBTL] BK.117D3 DRF Luftrettung, parked outside storage (=D-HXFO/c/n 21319)
[D-HCBO] EC.135.3H primer (c/n 2271), production flight (= HU.26-45A Guardia Civil)
HZ-..... BK.117D3 The Helicopter Company. Parked inside delivery hangar, but the hangar doors did not open wide enought to get the full registration. But for sure will soon leave for departure. Beside were boxes with 21288 on it which makes it es D-HBTH (THC15)
plus two unidentified Jupiter HC.2: One was visible in the hangar, the other was towed from the production area, still unfinished and without any reg or serial number.
--- unmarked primer EC.135.3H towed, c/n 2273 (for Policia Nacional)