Sea King ASaC7
Lynx HMA8
Jetstream T2/3
Lynx HAS
Type: Airborne Surveillance and Control
Type: Helicopter Maritime Attack
Type: Helicopter Anti S
Entered service: 2002
Length: 15.24 metres
Type: Fixed-wing training aircraft (T2) Length: 15.24 metres
Length: 22.15 metres
Height: 3.67 metres
and support aircraft (T3) Height: 3.67 metres
Height: 4.9 metres
Rotor diameter: 12.80 metres
Engines: Two 940hp Turbomeca Astazou Rotor diameter: 12.80 m
Rotor diameter: 18.9 metres
Max speed: 201 mph (175 knots)
16D turboprops (T2) or Garrett TPE331 Max speed: 201 mph (1
Max speed: 138 mph (120 knots)
Operational range: 328 miles (285nm)
engines (T3) Operational range: 328
Range: 374 miles (325nm)
(standard tanks)
Max speed: 246mph (214 knots) (standard tanks)
Endurance: 3.5 hours
Engines: Two Rolls-Royce Gem
Service ceiling: 25,000 feet (T2), 27,000 Engines: Two Rolls-Roy
Engines: Two 1,600shp Rolls-Royce
turboshafts
feet (T3) turboshafts
Gnome H1400 gas turbines
Armament: Sea Skua anti-surface
Crew: minimum 2 Crew: 2-3
Crew: 1 pilot and 2 observers
missile; Sting Ray torpedo; depth
Endurance: 4 hours Based at: RNAS Yeovil
Based at: RNAS Culdrose
charges; M3M heavy machine gun
Range: 1,000 miles Squadrons: 702 NAS, 8
Squadrons: 849 NAS, 854 NAS and 857
Crew: 2-3
Squadron: 750 NAS at Culdrose (T2) The less sophisticated
NAS
Based at: RNAS Yeovilton
Based at: RNAS Yeovilton and Culdrose the Lynx HMA8.
Background: The existing Sea King AEW
Squadrons: 702 NAS, 815 NAS
The T2 is used to train observers for the Photograph: Lynx HAS
Mk2 (Airborne Early Warning) helicopters
Background: The Lynx HMA8 is the
FAA and the T3 (based at Yeovilton) in land on RFA Argus
were upgraded with the Searchwater
upgraded maritime attack version
operational support Photographer: PO(Pho
2000, a state-of-the-art long-range
of the Lynx HAS3 with an improved
radar system which can track up to 400
avionics and communications fit.
targets, to become the ASaC Mk7.
It is equipped with a computerised
Photo: An 849 Sea King ASaC7 on the
Central Tactical System (CTS) which
deck of HMS Illustrious
allows the crew to manage highly
Photographer: LA(Phot) Darby Allen
complex tactical situations; and a
Passive Identification Device (PID)
which is a long-range infra-red
camera.
Photograph: A performance by a Lynx
HMA8 of the Black Cats helicopter
display team
Photographer: PO(Phot) Terry Seward
Grob G115D2
Type: Two-seat, single-engine
fixed-wing aircraft
Max speed: 213mph (185 knots)
Used to grade young Royal Navy and
Royal Marine officers for further training
with the FAA
Squadron: 727 NAS
Training aircraft also include the
Squirrel HT1, single-engine light training
helicopter, used by 705 NAS; and
Slingsby Firefly T67, light training
fixed-wing aircraft, used by 703 NAS
Hawk T1
Type: Fixed-wing aircraft
Max speed: Mach 1.2 (or 660mph at
low level)
Used for training for Harrier pilots, and
by FRADU, Fleet Requirements Air
Direction Unit.
FRADU is operated by Serco Defence
and Aerospace, using 14 Hawk T1 on
lease to the Royal Navy from the RAF,
based at RNAS Culdrose.
Two of these aircraft are permanently
detached to Naval Flying Standards
Flight (fixed wing) at RNAS Yeovilton
where they are flown by RN pilots.
FRADU is capable of launching
three waves of six aircraft a day in a
wide variety of roles. These include;
coordinated simulated ship attacks,
Fighter Controller training, AEW
exercises, and helicopter fighter
affiliation training
Sea King HU5
Type: Search and Rescue helicopter
Length: 22.15 metres
Height: 4.9 metres
Rotor diameter: 18.9 metres
Max speed: 144mph (125 knots)
Endurance: 5 hours flying time under
normal conditions
Engines: Two 1,600shp Rolls-Royce
Gnome H1400 gas turbines
Crew: 3-4
Squadrons: 771 NAS at RNAS
Culdrose and HMS Gannet at
Prestwick, Scotland
Background: In 2007, Gannet proved
itself the busiest Search and Rescue
unit in the UK by smashing all
previous records; a trend that is likely
to continue in 2008
Photo: A Sea King HU5 winches an
RM officer from a boat
Photographer: LA(Phot) JJ Massey
Photograph: A fixed-wing sortie over
RNAS Yeovilton
Photographer: CPO(Phot) Kev Preece
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