Irish Coast Guard aircraft tender

The Shadow

Friday, November 28th 2008, 6:36pm

The Irish Coast Guard is looking to purchase two flying boats suitable for air-sea rescue service. Four engines are preferred, with long range and good oceanic landing conditions taking precedence.

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Hrolf Hakonson

Scooby-Doo

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Friday, November 28th 2008, 9:31pm

Hmmmm. If Ireland is not dead-set on 4 engines, Dornier can offer the Do-24, which is already in German service in an air-sea rescue configuration. The Do-26 has 4 engines, but is really more of a mail plane than a rescue plane.

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Red Admiral

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Saturday, November 29th 2008, 9:39am

Italy can offer the CANT Z.506

Designed as a bomber and naval reconnaissance plane to supplement the Z.501, the Z.506 is much larger. Wood and fabric construction with metal floats. A deep fuselage houses an internal bay. Its probably a bit early for an air dropped lifeboat but there should be enough room.

Year: 1936 Crew: 5 Engine: 3 * 1700hp Alfa-Romeo 135 RC.45
Wing Span: 100ft Length: 65ft Wing Area: 1397sq ft
Empty Weight: 25332lb Max Weight: 55660lb
Max Speed: 290mph@15000ft Ceiling: 31,000ft
Climb Rate: 696fpm Wing Loading: 40lb/sq ft
Armament: none

4500nm max range
30hours endurance

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Hood

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Saturday, November 29th 2008, 10:53am

Shorts are tendering the S.25 Sunderland; developed to R.22/33 as an official private venture based on the C Class flying boats operated by Imperial Airways. Defence is provided by powered turrets, two 7.7mm in the nose turret and four in the rear turret. Bombs racks which extended along the inner wing from the fuselage can carry up to 4,000lbs of bombs or depth-charges, alternatively life rafts and resuce packs can be carried on the these racks and air dropped. Internally space for six strechers and twenty seats for walking wounded/ survivors and four attendents will be fitted. This changes requires the removal of the two twin Vickers ‘K’ in side blisters but these can be installed in wartime with a minimum of modifications. Ten crewmen are carried. Since this type is operated by Irish Air Corps Shorts can offer good savings on spares acquistion and crew training requirements over other foreign designs.
Dimensions; 112.9/ 85.3/ 34.6/ 1,687 sq ft; 4x 1,010hp Bristol Pegasus XXII; max speed 195mph; range 2,500 miles and service ceiling 17,400ft.

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Commodore Green

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Saturday, November 29th 2008, 12:31pm

Your timing is excellent Sir!!

I'm just drawing up Wolfgang Rohrbach's latest seaplane.
Denmark will be able to offer it or the Roskilde.

Give me a day or two........

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HoOmAn

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Saturday, November 29th 2008, 12:46pm

Have you checked if those large famous Albatros floatplane recce and bomber aircrafts in service in South Africa fit Irelands needs?

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Commodore Green

The Irish Legend

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Thursday, December 4th 2008, 2:14am

Danish Offering.......

Sorry it took so long!

Or if you need something a bit bigger......

Or even smaller.........

They are NOT at the same scale
Unarmed versions of all types are available, if required.

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Brockpaine

The Shadow

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Thursday, December 4th 2008, 10:40pm

And the vote is in. Attracted by the RfP, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries had a look over the results as well...

The Irish Coast Guard decided to order two Sunderlands to match the Irish Air Corps aircraft.

However, just to be ornery, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries decided that it wanted to do something completely different, and decided to purchase three of the armed D.A.F. Ro(W)XVI "Ronne"; and asked the company to help them set up a floatplane base at Foynes.

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Commodore Green

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Thursday, December 4th 2008, 11:01pm

D.A.F. are very pleased with the order from the Irish Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for the "Ronne"

They building of base can be accommodated, using local building companies and Danish architects and Seaplane operations advisors, but due to current commitments, could not start before February 1937. It is hoped that this will not be a problem.........

Brock, have you been slipping into the country to check up on Irish government practice???

"Ornery" barely starts to cover it!!!!

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Brockpaine

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Thursday, December 4th 2008, 11:05pm

Quoted

Originally posted by Commodore Green
D.A.F. are very pleased with the order from the Irish Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for the "Ronne"

They building of base can be accommodated, using local building companies and Danish architects and Seaplane operations advisors, but due to current commitments, could not start before February 1937. It is hoped that this will not be a problem.........

No problem here!

Quoted

Originally posted by Commodore Green
Brock, have you been slipping into the country to check up on Irish government practice???

"Ornery" barely starts to cover it!!!!

It's a government! They're all like that!