BK117 liveries

[Nicola_M]

Thank you to Cameron for kindly allowing me to provide my BK117 liveries, and I hope they come up to expectations.

I concentrate on individual aircraft, and particular paintjobs in that aircraft's history. For this reason I don't do liveries like ADAC or DRF, as they are already well-represented on many forums.

This means that unusual, or long-lost factory paintschemes can once again take to the skies.

They are in WinRar .zip format and contain the livery folder, a ReadMe and photos showing the original livery for each.

Just copy the aircraft folder eg "CN 7047 D-HBMV" into xplane/aircraft/helicopters/BK117/liveries

This is a one-stop source for all things relevant to Nils's BK117.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL FILES NOW LOCATED IN THE FILE LIBRARY.

Lastly, inevitably many of these liveries will be medevac aircraft. I will not create liveries of aircraft which have crashed, in which their crews died.

There have been fifteen such BK117 crashes, eight alone in the US.

Please spare a thought for those crews who are no longer with us, whatever helicopter they flew in.

http://www.alecbuck....051123235208353

regards

Nicola

Edited August 5, 2012 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

In total, 443 BK117s were made; 329 (and two prototypes) by MBB at Donauworth, 111 (and one prototype) by Kawasaki in Japan.

Japanese Production:

BK117 A-1 to C-1: C/N 1001-1112 = 111

+ P-3 Prototype

German Production:

BK117 A-1 to B-2: C/N 7001-7275 = 274

BK117 C-1: C/N 7500-7555 = 55

+ P-2 Prototype

+ S-01 Pre-production Prototype

Although the vast majority have ended up as part of various fleets all painted the same, such as DRF or ADAC, a few of these began life in a factory paint scheme before being sold. In many cases MBB exhibited these factory schemes at various airshows and trade fairs, giving a chance for these now-forgotten paint schemes to be seen before they were quickly repainted in nondescript colours prior to delivery to the customer.

Due to the high cost of buying the BK117 - or indeed any helicopter - very few have ended up in private hands, so the chance of finding many individual paint schemes becomes smaller still.

Worthy of note is that in the 1980s MBB were quick to use the services of fêted designers and painters to customise selected BK117s to use as promotional items. Walter Maurer repainted c/n 7007 in the highly visual scheme seen within these pages, and Luigi Colani was contracted to customise c/n 7017 in the now-famous "Starship" livery.

The latter was created to commemorate the passing of Halley's Comet in 1986.

Coincidentally, at that time MBB was advertising the BK117's spacious cabin under the slogan "The BK117 Space Ship" which prompted one distributor to have unofficial "Space Ship" decals made up for the machines they sold.

What this means is that while the huge majority of the BK117s are today in plain company colours, a few of them started out with individual and pleasing colour schemes and it is these that I hope to have represented in these pages.

For anyone wondering what the variants are:

BK117 A-1 Fitted with Lycoming LTS 101-650B-1 turbines.

BK117 A-3 Larger tail rotor, Yaw CSAS, SPAS, take-off weight increased to 3,200 kg (7,055 lb).

BK117 A-4 Increased transmission limits, improved tail rotor head.

BK117 B-1 Fitted with LTS 101-750B-1 turbines, increased performance, and 140 kg (309 lb) increase in payload.

BK117 B-2 Fitted with Allied Signal Lycoming LTS101-750B-1 turbines, new tail rotor blades. Max Gross Weight increased to 3,350 kg

BK117 C-1 Fitted with Turbomeca Arriel 1E/1E2 turbines.

BK117 850D-2 Fitted with Honeywell LTS 101-850B-2 turbines, improving OEI and Cat A performance.

I have been putting together an up-to-date database of accounted-for BK117s, and this can be found here: (updated 31August2011)

MBB BK117 Production List.doc

Edited May 27, 2012 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 C/N 7001 D-HBKC

This is the livery of D-HBKC, construction number c/n 7001, the first production machine off the Donauworth line in 1982. It was test flown by chief-test pilot Siegfried Hoffmann and flight-test engineer Walter Sinn on 23rd April 1982 in Ottobrunn. For a time it was the factory demonstrator before changing ownership within Germany a number of times. Finally it was bought by Transportes Aéreos Pegaso in Mexico, where it remains in use today.
Oddly, in addition to owning the first BK117 off the production line, Pegaso also bought the last BK117 made, XA-UBP c/n 7555 in 2004. They still own and operate both.


UPDATE: 24 May 2011, Livery png now modified so that bear paws are now correctly omitted for this particular aircraft. For convenience you can load up the Radome or Non-Radome BK117 but it will be the same aircraft now with the bear paws deleted.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 C-1 CN 7007 D-HBUR

This aircraft was the 7th machine off the Donauworth production line, and was immediately upgraded to B-1 status and registered as D-HBKI and then D-HXXL (http://forums.x-pilo...hp?topic=2294.0). It has had a chequered history, having been registered since in France and Mexico, before being leased into the SAR market in Italy.

It got its unique paint scheme after Glasurit commissioned celebrated German painter/designer Walter Maurer in 2000 to come up with the design it now wears, which he named "Flying Colors."

http://www.surfacefi...-Paints-to-0001

Interestingly, 7007 was the C-1 testbed, fitted with the new Turbomeca Arriel-1-E turbine on 6th April 1990, going on to icing tests in Vienna in February/March 1991, and high temperature testing in July 1991, the LBA C-1 Type Certification being awarded on the 20th October 1992.

updated 01Jun11 - added updated interior, bear paws removed.

updated 29Oct11 - corrected an error on the top and bottom edges of the inner fin surfaces.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited August 21, 2012 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 B-1 CN 7009 D-HBKK

This aircraft was the 9th machine off the Donauworth production line in 1984 and was pressed into service as another factory demonstrator, as seen at Hannover on 20th May 1984 in the photos enclosed with the livery. Now one of the ADAC fleet.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 A-1 CN 7047 D-HBMV

This aircraft was the 47th machine off the Donauworth production line in 1984 and was pressed into service as another factory demonstrator, exhibited at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget on 11th June 1987. Conveniently, it was displayed in the same colour scheme that the BK117 EMS mock-up was displayed in at the same airshow just six years earlier.

UPDATE: 24 May 2011, Livery png now modified so that bear paws are now correctly omitted for this particular aircraft. For convenience you can load up the Radome or Non-Radome BK117 but it will be the same aircraft now with the bear paws deleted.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 livery CN 7056 OO-VCY - EXCLUSIVE TO X-PILOT.COM

Repaint for Nils Danielsson's excellent payware MBB BK-117.
Simply unzip the file "CN 7056 OO-VCY" into your xplane/aircraft/helicopters/bk117/liveries folder.

BK117 A-4 CN 7056 OO-VCY

This is the livery of OO-VCY, construction number c/n 7056, the 56th BK117 off the production line. Prior to 1989 the Belgian rescue company Touring operated in several regions of Belgium with regional markings. This livery is that of Touring-Secours.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 livery CN 7056 OO-XCY - EXCLUSIVE TO X-PILOT.COM

Repaint for Nils Danielsson's excellent payware MBB BK-117.
Simply unzip the file "CN 7056 OO-XCY" into your xplane/aircraft/helicopters/bk117/liveries folder.

BK117 A-4 CN 7056 OO-XCY

This is the livery of OO-XCY, construction number c/n 7056, the 56th BK117 off the production line. This livery was seen on it in 1989, when the aircraft was operated by Heli-Samu in Belgium, which was sponsored by the state airline Sabena at that time.
Prior to 1989, this aircraft was registered OO-VCY and wore two different Touring-Secours liveries, which are also recreated in my downloads as OO-VCY and OO-XCY2

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 livery CN 7056 OO-XCY2 - EXCLUSIVE TO X-PILOT.COM

Repaint for Nils Danielsson's excellent payware MBB BK-117.
Simply unzip the file "CN 7056 OO-XCY2" into your xplane/aircraft/helicopters/bk117/liveries folder.

BK117 A-4 CN 7056 OO-XCY2

This is the second livery of OO-XCY, construction number c/n 7056, the 56th BK117 off the production line. Prior to 1989 the Belgian rescue company Touring operated in several regions of Belgium with regional markings. This livery is that of Touring-Wegenhulp Secours.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 A-3 CN 7078 N1140H

This is the livery of N1140H, 78th machine made. An excellent walkaround of this particular helicopter, with great closeups, can be found here: http://www.cybermode...117a_walk.shtml

UPDATE: 24 May 2011, Livery png now modified so that bear paws and radome are now correctly omitted for this particular aircraft. For convenience you can load up the Radome or Non-Radome BK117 but it will be the same aircraft now with the bear paws and radome deleted, but showing the wire cutters in place.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 B-1 CN 7184 D-HIMA

This aircraft was the 184th machine off the Donauworth production line and has the distinction of being the most-displayed factory machine, being shown at Farnborough in 1990, 1992 and 1994. Although it is in a very plain paintscheme, I have included it because it is the only example I have found displaying the MBB Aerospace logo.
Today it is one of the ADAC fleet.

UPDATE: 24 May 2011, Livery png now modified so that bear paws and wire cutters are now correctly omitted for this particular aircraft. For convenience you can load up the Radome or Non-Radome BK117 but it will be the same aircraft now which will show radome only.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 B-2/D-2 c/n 1089 ZK-HKZ, BK117-850D2 STC "Airwork"

This is the livery of ZK-HKZ, construction number c/n 1089, (all Kawasaki-built BK117s had c/n's beginning with 1xxx), an important and unique machine in the BK117 timeline over the last thirty years.

This particular machine was the testbed machine in 2009 for the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) which was an evolutionary development of the BK117, carried out by Airwork in Ardmore, New Zealand. Fitted with the new Honeywell LTS101-850 turbines which gave the BK117 a large increase in performance and power, in both normal use and in OEI situations, this brought the BK117 up to date and made an already reliable and efficient machine even more so.
As the BK117 C2 is the brand description used by Eurocopter & KHI for the EC-145 in the Australasian and Far East market, the designation BK117 D-2 marks that this is a true BK117, not an EC-145 derivative.

This livery was used to promote the aircraft's development and this particular machine now serves as one of the Westpac fleet in New Zealand.
I am grateful to Richard Pitt of Airwork, without whose assistance this livery would never have been made.

UPDATE: 24 May 2011, Livery png now modified so that bear paws are now correctly omitted. For convenience you can load up the Radome or Non-Radome BK117 but it will be the same aircraft now with the bear paws deleted.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 Robbe White

This is a fictional livery, based on the Robbe-Schluter scale fuselage for 90-size radio controlled helicopters. Lettering added for effect.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 Robbe Yellow

This is a fictional livery, based on the Robbe-Schluter scale fuselage for 90-size radio controlled helicopters.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

This is one of the first liveries I did, uploaded due to interest for UK liveries.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Jack Skieczius]

wow, that sure is a lot of repaints.

good job

and thanks for sharing

[Nicola_M]

Thanks Jack, glad you approve.

There'll be an x-pilot/x-aviation livery at the end of the list by Friday.

regards

nic

[Nicola_M]

Not a BK livery, but....

This is the livery of an R44 owned by Jay Kay from Jamiroquai.

Download from:

Edited June 13, 2012 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

For anyone who wants to make their own BK liveries, I've included a Utility Pack which contains some of the logos from that period.

Download from http://www.mediafire.com/?778qx524960cl77

Size is 554kb (tiny).

Edited June 20, 2012 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

I've found a way to redo some of the BK interior. For the Airwork 117, I've changed the seats to grey and added pinstriping and the MBB logo. Pinstriping and re-coloured the rear seats too.
Also found a way to get the dome light and exit lights to give a bit more light when lit, by changing them in the interior.png file.
Wish I could find a way to add some extra signs to the dash, but it seems to be impossible. Most of these had a "certified for dual ifr ops" plaque if fitted with dual controls.

Download: http://www.mediafire...a4kv1e8ut9f88u5
size: 5mb

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

This is the latest in my series of BK117 liveries.

Helitreck 225.

I can't say with certainty very much about this aircraft, VH-FHB (c/n 1056, built 1990) and its twin, VH-FHF (c/n 1093, built 1991). Both are identically painted, with FHB numbered 225 on the tail, and FHF numbered 226. I've seen these two aircraft described as owned by Altitude Aviation, NSW Fire & Police, and also by Helitreck Aviation, so I'm guessing here. As they are both Kawasaki-built in Japan, I have no details of their history or heritage.
However, there is a nice video of these two BK117s on Helitreck's website , but I don't know if they are still trading.
http://www.heliservi...ircraft/bk-117/

This livery is designed for the radome version. The png file leaves the wire cutters displayed, but hides the radome and bear paws. Just extract it to your xplane/aircraft/helicopters/bk117/liveries folder.

This is the first to have the correct door handle signs, fuel cap logos and a new interior.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[Nicola_M]

BK117 Prototype "P-2"

This is the livery of the BK117 prototype, P-2, which has now been updated with the removal of the landing gear step. P-2 was the only BK117 to not have this step.
This can be used in either the radome or non-radome model.

The original P-2 is now in the Helicopter Museum in Buckeburg, Germany.

File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/category/20-helicopters/

Edited October 24, 2014 by Nicola_M

[UH-60 Blackhawk]

Nice paints, but then again, that's what we've come to expect from you.  I'll grab them up soon, can't right now as I don't have the computer X-Plane is on.

[Nicola_M]

Thanks for the compliment, UH.  No rush to download, they'll still be here when you're sorted.  Hope you're getting somewhere with your xplane problems.

[UH-60 Blackhawk]

Thanks, I've got an idea of how to solve it.  (2 actually, I'll have to look more in depth)