The RAF and Royal Navy Search and Rescue

	Nimrod MR2 Long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft, manufactured by de Havilland / British Aerospace. Powered by four Rolls-Royce Spey RB168-20/250 turbofans with 12,140lb thrust. With a wing span of 35mt lenght of 38.63mt and a hight of 8.69mt. The weight empty is 33,483kg and max 80,510kg. Speed max 926km/h Ceiling 12,800mt it has a range of 9,265km. Avionics: EMI Searchwater radar, Magnetic Anomaly Detector, TacNav, Loral ESM, Sonics system and Long range sonobuoy. Weapons: Four AIM-9G Sidewinder AAM, Mines and depth charges, MK 46 homing torpedo, Sringray torpedo, 1000lb bombs, and Harpoon anti-ship missile.
	Sea King HAR3 Powerplant : Two Rolls Royce H1400-1 Gnome turboshafts of 1,660 shp Length: 55ft 10ins Max Speed: 143 mph at sea level. Rotor Diameter: 62ft Accommodation: Crew of four with space for up to 19 passengers.
	Royal Navy Sea King
	RAF Wessex HC Mk2 Range: 300 Nautical miles Max Speed: 137 mph Max Hight: 13,500 feet Max Weight: 13,600 lbs Endurance: 3 Hrs First production: 9th Feb 1964

	Sorry about the quality of this picture, its not easy taking a good photo 50 foot under a Sea King, the hand in the top right of the photo is one of our crew being winched from the Lifeboat. The helicopter crew member on the right is the winch operator.
	HAR3 SAR Sea King from 22 Squadron B Flight, RAF Wattisham RAF Seaking searching for downed aircraft off Clacton on the 24th Dec 98. See News Page

	The Wessex
	The Wessex This view of the nose of the Wessex which swings forward to reveal the twin engines, the engines are Rolls Royce Gnome gas tutbines producing 1,320 Shaft Horse Power (shp) each.