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Airmanship KnowledgeLearning Outcome 3
Part 5Helicopters
Revision 1.00
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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
Chinook HC2 / HC2A
Chinook HC2 / HC2A
Chi
nook
HC
2 / H
C2A
Chi
nook
HC
2 / H
C2A
Chinook HC2 / HC2A
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
Merlin HC3 / HC3A
Merlin HC3 / HC3A
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
ROTOR DIAMETER 18.59M
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
Puma HC1
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
Griffin HT1 / HAR2
Griffin HT1 / HAR2
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
ROTOR DIAMETER 14.02M
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
Squirrel HT1
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
ROTOR DIAMETER 10.69M
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
Sea King HAR3 / HAR3A
Sea King HAR3 / HAR3A
Sea
Kin
g H
AR
3 / H
AR
3A
Sea King HAR3 / HAR3A
Sea King HAR3 / HAR3A
Sea
Kin
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AR
3 / H
AR
3A
Sea King HAR3 / HAR3A
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
Augusta A109E
Augusta A109E
Augusta A109E
Augusta A109E Technical Data
ROTOR DIAMETER 10.99M
LENGTH 13.07M
CREW 1
MAXIMUM SPEED 168kts
ENGINE 2 x Pratt & Whitney 206C Turboshafts
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