They also served
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 11:51 amStange what you wake up with on your mind....for me today, it was the RNZAF F-27s. They seem to live in the shadow of the C-130, P-3, etc.
The RNZAF operated 3, from 1980 until 1992. Based at Wigram as a Navigator trainer, but also doing fisheries patrols to assist #5 squadron, I am lucky enough to have flown on a couple of those (Marop) a wonderful way to spend a day.
The aircraft were all ex-Air NZ, ZK-BXB, BXC and BXD.
Records show that the 3 aircraft combined, had 149,342 total airframe hours and 185,183 cycles. Dont fully understand the airframe vs cycles math thing, but its a lot.
Refer you to this ..."Flight hours (FH) refer to the actual number of hours flown by the aircraft over a specific period from the time it lifts the wheels from the ground during take-off to the time the wheels touch the ground during landing. While Flight Cycles (FC) includes take-off and landing runs (Guzhva et al., 2018).
Anyway, thanks to the Air Force Museum photo archive.....sorry the pics are large.
The RNZAF operated 3, from 1980 until 1992. Based at Wigram as a Navigator trainer, but also doing fisheries patrols to assist #5 squadron, I am lucky enough to have flown on a couple of those (Marop) a wonderful way to spend a day.
The aircraft were all ex-Air NZ, ZK-BXB, BXC and BXD.
Records show that the 3 aircraft combined, had 149,342 total airframe hours and 185,183 cycles. Dont fully understand the airframe vs cycles math thing, but its a lot.
Refer you to this ..."Flight hours (FH) refer to the actual number of hours flown by the aircraft over a specific period from the time it lifts the wheels from the ground during take-off to the time the wheels touch the ground during landing. While Flight Cycles (FC) includes take-off and landing runs (Guzhva et al., 2018).
Anyway, thanks to the Air Force Museum photo archive.....sorry the pics are large.