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Aircraft Recognition Helicopters

Chinook HC2/2AMerlin HC3Puma HC1Griffin HAR2 / HT1Squirrel HT1Sea King HAR3/3AAgusta A109E

REPORTING NAME ChinookROLE LETTERS & MARKS HC2 HC2AROLE Medium Transport and

Medium Heavy Lift

ROTOR 18.29 m. LENGTH 15.54 m. CREW 4 SPEED 157 kts (291 km/h) at max. weight ENGINES 2 Avco Lycoming T55-L-712 turboshafts

Chinook HC2 HC2A

Chinook HC2 HC2A

The Chinook is a tandem-rotored, twin engined medium-lift helicopter with a crew of four.

It can carry up to 45 fully equipped troops or up to 10 tonnes of equipment

either internally or under-slung.

The Chinook fleet has recently undergone a mid-life update.

REPORTING NAME MerlinROLE LETTERS & MARKS HC3 HC3AROLE Support Helicopter

ROTOR 18.59 m. LENGTH 22.81 m. CREW 2 Pilots I Crew SPEED 167 kts (309 km/h)ENGINES 3 x 2240 shp Rolls-Royce turbomeca RTM 322

Merlin HC3 HC3A

Merlin HC3 HC3AThe EH 101 Merlin HC Mk3 support helicopters officially

entered service in April 2000 with 28 Sqn at RAF Benson. A direct replacement for the Westland Wessex and the Puma,

it will operate alongside the Chinook in the medium lift role.RAF support helicopters are grouped with the Royal Navy’s

commando helicopters and the Apache and light utility helicopters of the Army Air Corps to form a new Joint

Helicopter command. One of its primary missions will be to support 16 Air Assault

Brigade.

REPORTING NAME PumaROLE LETTERS & MARKS HC1ROLE Assault Transport Helicopter

ROTOR 15.1 m. LENGTH 14.1 m. CREW 3SPEED 158 kts 142 kts at max weightENGINES 2 Turbomeca Turmo turboshafts

Puma HC1

Puma HC1The Puma entered service in 1971. It has auto pilot, a heated,

ventilated and sound-proofed cabin, retractable undercarriage, and modern navigation and search systems.

The Puma has many roles but in the RAF it is used as a tactical transport and support helicopter with a casualty

evacuation capability.

It can carry 16 fully equipped troops, or 6 stretchers and 6 sitting patients. A 3,200 kgs under-slung cargo can be carried.

The tailboom, rotor blades and wheels can be removed to allow transportation in a Hercules to any theatre of operation.

REPORTING NAME GriffinROLE LETTERS & MARKS HT1ROLE Helicopter Training

ROTOR 14.02 m. LENGTH 12.92 m. CREW 2SPEED 258 kts (161mph)ENGINES 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3D turboshafts

Griffin HT1

Griffin HT1

The Griffin HT1, a training helicopter, it is operated within the Defence Helicopter Flying School, a combined operation by

FR Aviation, Bristow Helicopters and SERCO, to train helicopter pilots for all three services.

First entered service in 1997, civilian contractor owned and operated.

Manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, Texas, the essentially similar Bell 212s are operated by Brunei.

REPORTING NAME SquirrelROLE LETTERS & MARKS HT1ROLE Helicopter Training

ROTOR 10.69 m. LENGTH 12.94 m. CREW 2

SPEED 144 mph

ENGINES 1 Turbomeca Arriel turboshaft

Squirrel HT1

Squirrel HT1

The Squirrel HT1 is used for advanced helicopter training at RAF Shawbury

Manufactured by Aerospatiale (now Eurocopter) in France/

The twin engined version of the Squirrel has 2 Allison 250-C20F turboshafts.

Used by 32 ( The Royal ) Sqn at RAF Northolt mainly for transporting VIPs

REPORTING NAME Sea KingROLE LETTERS & MARKS HAR3 HAR3AROLE Helicopter Training

ROTOR 18.9 m. LENGTH 22.15 m. CREW 4SPEED 125 kts ENGINES 2 Rolls-Royce Gnome turboshafts

Sea King HAR3 HAR3A

Sea King HAR3 HAR3A

The Westland Sea King HAR3 entered RAF service in 1978 and the 3A in 1996; both marks of aircraft are used in

the Search and Rescue (SAR) role.

There is also a detachment of two HAR3s providing SAR cover in the Falkland Islands.

REPORTING NAME Augusta A109EROLE LETTERS & MARKSROLE VIP Transport

ROTOR 10.99 m. LENGTH 13.07 m. CREW 1SPEED 168 kts ENGINES 2 Pratt & Whitney 206C turboshafts

Augusta A109E

Augusta A109E

Three Agusta 109E Power helicopters are operated by No 32 (The Royal) Squadron, at RAF Northolt.

These aircraft replaced the Twin Squirrel in 2006 in the VIP transport and Communication roles.

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