DID YOU KNOW.... Humberside Police Helicopter
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THE HUMBERSIDE POLICE helicopter HotelOscar99 was returned to service in August this year after its 10,000 hour inspection, reports RotorNews.
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The helicopter is one of the busiest in service and was originally equipped and delivered in 2001.
Sara Whiting, Deputy Unit Executive Officer at Humberside Police’s Air Operations Section, stated that she is extremely happy with the helicopter. “It is the perfect helicopter for its role” and is “extremely reliable. It is popular with all of the pilots and crew and flies over 1200 hours per year. In the last month it flew 131 hours in response to 425 tasks, which resulted in the location of 58 offenders, 4 stolen vehicles and 17 missing persons.”
For those interested in technical specs: The helicopter is an MD Explorer 902 and is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada 207E engines with 720 shaft horsepower per engine, the MD Explorer has the highest payload in its class. With a maximum gross weight of 6,500 pounds (2948 kg), it boasts exceptional power for take-off and landing on elevated platforms. The Category A rating allows for continuity of takeoff with safe return to the takeoff point in the event of a failure of one of its engines.
Source: RotorNews - Helicopter Association International
Sara Whiting, Deputy Unit Executive Officer at Humberside Police’s Air Operations Section, stated that she is extremely happy with the helicopter. “It is the perfect helicopter for its role” and is “extremely reliable. It is popular with all of the pilots and crew and flies over 1200 hours per year. In the last month it flew 131 hours in response to 425 tasks, which resulted in the location of 58 offenders, 4 stolen vehicles and 17 missing persons.”
For those interested in technical specs: The helicopter is an MD Explorer 902 and is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada 207E engines with 720 shaft horsepower per engine, the MD Explorer has the highest payload in its class. With a maximum gross weight of 6,500 pounds (2948 kg), it boasts exceptional power for take-off and landing on elevated platforms. The Category A rating allows for continuity of takeoff with safe return to the takeoff point in the event of a failure of one of its engines.
Source: RotorNews - Helicopter Association International
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