Talk:Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin

Upgrades
All current HH-65's are scheduled to receive the engine upgrades to convert them to the C standard. Once that is done, several (I'll have to consult Jane's when I get a chance) will be further upgraded to be compatable with the AUF system. These select airframes will be redesignated MH-65 and will replace the MH-68s currently being used by HITRON Jacksonville. Dworjan 21:25, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Maryland State Troopers
The Maryland State police use the HH-65 as their primary helicopter. For usage in SAR, Aerial Police Investigation and as a back up Helio for local city and country law enforcement. On average the MDSP has 2-3 HH-65's in the air at one time. The paint scheme for the MDSP HH-65 is O.D. Green with yellow lettering. just as the State Trooper police cars, the Olive Drab (US Mil issue) makes it very hard to see in any kind of foliage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.255.242.214 (talk) 21:00, 11 October 2007 (UTC)


 * According to the Maryland State Police Aviation Command website for the Dauphin, they operate "EUROCOPTER AS365N1 DAUPHIN II" and "EUROCOPTER AS365N3 DAUPHIN II" helicopters. These are NOT the same as the HH-65, though they are related, and some people may well refer to them as HH-65s. The USCG uses a special version of the Dauphin, the SA 366G1, which is designated HH-65 Dolphin by the US DOD, and as far as I can tell, they are the only customer for this model. - BillCJ 22:22, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

loss of power event
"several in-flight loss-of-power events" Sounds like this needs a little elaboration here... Autorotation? Bachcell (talk) 05:18, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * In typical fashion the US politicians insisted that US forces operate aircraft that were below spec purely because they wanted votes. What a political system! To make matters worse the aircraft was so bad they had to get the manufacturer to upgrade them to the spec that they would have sold them without political interference.Petebutt (talk) 19:06, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Door Arrangement?
What's the door arrangement? Photos seem to imply two doors on each side, forward-hinged door up front, rear-sliding door in back, with "glass door" on the left rear.

If so this arrangement is unique to the HH-65. Civil Dauphins have three hinged doors on each side, military Panthers have two hinged doors and a sliding door on each side. MrG 168.103.91.41 (talk) 22:13, 28 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi, wanted to get in before the 10 year statute of limitations on talk pages. Your observation was correct. Behind the left "glass door" (which is not glass) is a large rack loaded with avionics. Mdmbkr (talk) 00:02, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Sri Lankan Navy
I believe the Sri Lankan Navy operates these aircraft. Perhaps they should be added to the list of operators.--Senor Freebie (talk) 03:46, 30 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Can you cite a reliable source that these are actually HH-65s, not just SA/AS 365s? - BilCat (talk) 03:49, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Licence to Kill
I believe that in the Dalton James Bond movie, a Dauphin is used to snatch the druglord villain's private plane right out of the sky. Mang (talk) 14:23, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Israeli HH-65s
Hi, regarding that undo. Israel currently operates the AS565, but prior to receiving the Panther it operated several HH-65s. That squadron article needs expansion. See commons:Category:Eurocopter HH-65 (Israeli Air Force) and commons:Category:Eurocopter Panther (Israeli Air Force). Poliocretes (talk) 13:06, 16 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I don't have accees to your source, so I can't comment in what it says, but it seems unlikely that Israel had any HH-65 (SA 366 G1) Dolphins built in the US, as too my knowledge, they were never exported anywhere. I seem to recall looking into this before, and Israel used SA/AS 365 Dauphins from France, which some sources might have called HH-65s, but they aren't. This would probably better be discussed on the HH-65 talk page. - BilCat (talk) 21:36, 16 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Quoting said source: ... "So, the Dolphin was selected in 1983 with a few examples sought initially to gain service experience before placing a larger order. Funding limitations again intruded and the Navy ended up buying two used HH-65A developmental test aircraft from the US Coast Guard (USCG) with FMS credit. The HH-65 helicopters, assembled in the United States, were a version of the twin-engined Aerospatiale SA 365N Dauphin. Designated the SA.336G by the manufacturer and the HH-65 by the USCG, the helicopters differed primarily in the change to 680shp (507kW) Avon Lycoming LTS 101-750A-1 engines. Israel bought the first HH-65A pre-production prototype (construction number 6002) and the third prototype (c/n 6005)." Seems conclusive enough. Poliocretes (talk) 16:20, 17 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes, it is, and certainly answers my questions. Thanks. You should probably add a summary of that to the main text somewhere appropriate. - BilCat (talk) 16:46, 17 November 2015 (UTC)


 * The new section you just added looks good. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 20:37, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 14:46, 29 April 2016 (UTC)