May 28, 2004 at 8:01 am
Here are rather interesting helo pics of the RAN on ops.
1. Seahawk launch from HMAS Adelaide as seen from the flight ops center
2. Inside the hanger of HMAS Adelaide (am curious about the interior of other Meko vessels, indeed any other vessel for that matter, especially with something in it)
3. Flight deck of HMAS Kanimbla, notice the Army black hawks.
4. The hanger of HMAS Kanimbla (this can hold four Seakings or five Seahawks/Blackhawks, when the Blackhawks are aboard Kanimbla and her sistership Manoora usually take three Blackhawks and two Seakings. The flight deck can support two Chinooks aft and one forward bt I’ve only ever seen one forward and one aft and this was during a flight evaluation and deck qualification period. When the Super Seasprites join service these two LPA’s could house up to eight of them in the hanger, anticipated aviation complement on board would be two SH-2G’s, two S-70B-2’s and two S-70A-9’s)