1. Aircraft Recognition Lecture Leading Cadet Training Airmanship 2 4

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

3. REPORTING NAMEChinook ROLE LETTERS & MARKSHC2 HC2A ROLEMedium Transport and Medium Heavy Lift ROTOR 18.29 m. LENGTH 15.54 m. CREW 4 SPEED157 kts (291 km/h) at max. weight ENGINES 2 Avco Lycoming T55-L-712 turboshafts Chinook HC2 HC2A

4. 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.

5. REPORTING NAMEMerlin ROLE LETTERS & MARKSHC3 HC3A ROLESupport Helicopter ROTOR 18.59 m. LENGTH 22.81 m. CREW 2 Pilots I Crew SPEED167 kts (309 km/h) ENGINES 3 x 2240 shp Rolls-Royce turbomeca RTM 322 Merlin HC3 HC3A

6. 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. 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.

7. REPORTING NAMEPuma ROLE LETTERS & MARKSHC1 ROLEAssault Transport Helicopter ROTOR 15.1 m. LENGTH 14.1 m. CREW 3 SPEED158 kts 142 kts at max weight ENGINES 2 Turbomeca Turmo turboshafts Puma HC1

8. The 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.

9. REPORTING NAMEGriffin ROLE LETTERS & MARKSHT1 ROLEHelicopter Training ROTOR 14.02 m. LENGTH 12.92 m. CREW 2 SPEED258 kts (161mph) ENGINES 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3D turboshafts Griffin HT1

10. 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.

11. REPORTING NAMESquirrel ROLE LETTERS & MARKSHT1 ROLEHelicopter Training ROTOR 10.69 m. LENGTH 12.94 m. CREW 2 SPEED144 mph ENGINES 1 Turbomeca Arriel turboshaft Squirrel HT1

12. 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

13. REPORTING NAMESea King ROLE LETTERS & MARKSHAR3 HAR3A ROLEHelicopter Training ROTOR 18.9 m. LENGTH 22.15 m. CREW 4 SPEED125 kts ENGINES 2 Rolls-Royce Gnome turboshafts Sea King HAR3 HAR3A

14. 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.

15. REPORTING NAMEAugusta A109E ROLE LETTERS & MARKS ROLEVIP Transport ROTOR 10.99 m. LENGTH 13.07 m. CREW 1 SPEED168 kts ENGINES 2 Pratt & Whitney 206C turboshafts Augusta A109E

16. 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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