Firm giving new life to retired Dauphins
Ex-warbirds are a rare sight at Heli-Expo, but Colorado-based Rotor Leasing is exhibiting a newly restored Eurocopter Dauphin that formerly served with the

Ex-warbirds are a rare sight at Heli-Expo, but Colorado-based Rotor Leasing is exhibiting a newly restored Eurocopter Dauphin that formerly served with the Irish Air Corps.

One of a group of four AS 365FI naval-version Dauphins that flew for nearly two decades in a variety of missions including off-shore search and rescue, troop transport and even in their twilight as neo-natal transports, the helicopters were auctioned off in 2006 after their retirement. Rotor Leasing sent an evaluator to examine the helicopters and found them to be in overall decent condition, a testimony to the care placed on them by Air Corps mechanics.