Bearstool Be.24 ‘Flank’
Designed in conjunction with a lucrative military contract, the Be.24 ‘Flank’ is a civilian search and rescue/ heavy lift helicopter. Armed with the latest systems and a payload capacity not to be laughed at, the Be.24 might not win any beauty contests but it has ‘it’ where it counts.
Features
62 knot cruising speed
90 knot top speed
Range at cruise speed – 110km
Range at top speed – 175km
7 passengers and 2 crew
Heater and range for arctic missions
Large cargo doors for easy loading
Payload and passenger winch
Infra-red nose camera
Fire fighting system
Deployable ‘survival pods’ (warning, they don’t float)
Main and auxiliary fuel tanks
GPS Autopilot courtesy of https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1622757896
Range calculation courtesy of https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2044726748
Jetsafe controller courtesy of https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1591035564
Radar map coutresy of https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2251639045
Refuelling
The ‘Flank’ features 3 fuel tanks, a main and auxiliary for the turbine and a separate diesel tank for the APU.
To refuel the turbine tanks, open the hatch on the port side, just forward of the door and fill Jet fuel
To refuel the APU tank, open the hatch on the tail assembly and fill with Diesel
To start
Enter the cockpit and turn on the all the electrics
Turn the key labelled APU
Turn they key labelled turbine start
Once they jet turbine has started TURN OFF THE APU
To stop
Simply turn off the turbine key and throttle back
Inspired by Mil. MI24 A (Hind)
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Have fun 🙂
