airmanship knowledge learning outcome 3 part 5 helicopters

Airmanship KnowledgeLearning Outcome 3

Part 5Helicopters

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Airmanship KnowledgeLearning Outcome 3

Know the aircraft in service with the British Armed Forces

• Helicopters– Chinook HC2/2A– Merlin HC3– Puma HC1– Griffin HAR2 / HT1– Squirrel HT1– Sea King HAR3/3A– Agusta A109E

Contents

Chinook HC2 / HC2A

Reporting Name Chinook

Role Letters & Marks HC2 / HC2A

Role Medium Transport & Medium Heavy Lift

Chinook HC2 / HC2A

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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.

Chinook HC2 / HC2ATechnical Data

ROTOR DIAMETER 18.29M

LENGTH 15.54M

CREW 4

MAXIMUM SPEED 157kts (291km/h) at max. weight

ENGINES 2 x Avco Lycoming T55-L-712 turboshafts

Merlin HC3 / HC3A

Reporting Name Merlin

Role Letters & Marks HC3 / HC3A

Role Support Helicopter

Merlin HC3 / HC3A

Merlin HC3 / HC3A

• The 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.

• The RAF’s support helicopters will be 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.

Merlin HC3 Technical Data


LENGTH 22.81M

CREW 2 Pilots 1 Crew

OPERATING SPEED 167kts (309 km/h)

ENGINES 3 2240 shp Rolls-Royce turbomeca RTM 322

Puma HC1

Reporting Name Puma

Role Letters & Marks HC1

Role Assault Transport Helicopter

Puma HC1

Puma HC1

• The Puma entered service in the RAF 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.

Puma HC1Technical Data

ROTOR DIAMETER 15.1MLENGTH 14.1MCREW 3MAXIMUM SPEED 142kts at max weight

158kts when lighterENGINES Two Turbomeca

Turmo turboshafts

Griffin HT1 / HAR2

Reporting Name Griffin

Role Letters & Marks HT1 / HAR2

Role Helicopter Training & Search & Rescue

Griffin HT1 / HAR2

Griffin HT1 / HAR2

• 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.

Griffin HT1 / HAR2 Technical Data


LENGTH 12.92M

CREW 2

MAXIMUM SPEED 258km/h (161mph)

ENGINE Two Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3D turboshafts

Squirrel HT1

Reporting Name Squirrel

Role Letters & Marks HT1

Role Helicopter Training

Squirrel HT1

Squirrel HT1

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

Manufactured by Aerospatiale (now Eurocopter) in France

Squirrel HT1Technical Data


LENGTH 12.94M

CREW 2

MAXIMUM SPEED 144mph

ENGINE 1 x Turbomeca Arriel turboshaft

Sea King HAR3 / HAR3A

Reporting Name Sea King

Role Letters & Marks HAR3 / HAR3A

Role Helicopter Training

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

Manufactured by Aerospatiale (now Eurocopter) in France.

Sea King HAR3 / HAR3A Technical Data

ROTOR DIAMETER 18.9m

LENGTH 22.15m

CREW 4

MAXIMUM SPEED 125kts

ENGINE Two Rolls-Royce Gnome turboshafts

Augusta A109E

Reporting Name Augusta A109E

Role Letters & Marks

Role Helicopter

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Augusta A109E

Augusta A109E Technical Data


LENGTH 13.07M

CREW 1

MAXIMUM SPEED 168kts

ENGINE 2 x Pratt & Whitney 206C Turboshafts

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