When a female climber slipped while scrambling on the cliffs of Craig Yr Ysfa recognized under Carnedd Llewelyn in Snowdonia, the rescuers who were first on the scene, his leg injuries that required immediate treatment. Fortunately for their assistance to authorities in the form of 22 Squadron RAF Sea King helicopters, and she was in hospital in Bangor within an hour.
Snowdonia in North Wales has some of the best hiking and mountain climbing areas in Britain. In addition to Snowdonyes, there are several other peaks over 3,000 m mark, and these are steep cliffs and steep rock walls that often surround the site of accident, whether as a result of fallen climbers and hikers who have slipped from a path. In case of accidents, are members of Valley Mountain Rescue team Ogweno called out, and if they help the victims quickly in a hospital, a Sea King Mark 3 SAR (Search and Rescue) helicopter from RAF Valley to take the island of Anglesey, canbeing on stage in 20 minutes.
Rescue
The Sea King of C Flight 22 Squadron (C FLT), one of the busiest SAR flights in the United Kingdom, making about 300 rescues per year are managed, and how the air in the Valley in 1956, trained over 6000 rescue missions were flown. Sea Kings operated by 22 Squadron in 1997 and replaced the Wessex, who took over from the Westland Whirlwind in 1976, and a greater range and cargo capacity, and enhanced night and in bad weatherPerformance. Helicopters are on standby 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and 15 minutes in the air. Although their main function is to perform search and rescue missions for the crews of the RAF, is the most of their activities centered on the civilian rescues, rescuers often incurred in the United Kingdom.
The Sea King is manufactured by AgustaWestland in the UK, and is powered by two Rolls-Royce and H1400-1T provides power 2700 shp. And 'the space for a crew of four men,and up to 19 passengers or nine stretchers and two medical officers. 3A is the brand for all seasons with advanced radar, navigation and global positioning system and when the mouse is equipped with the winch operator to direct the beam of the rescue at the scene can be controlled. The winch operator also controls the hydraulic lift, worth £ 600. The Sea King has a range of 280 nautical miles, with a top speed of 143 mph at sea level, and helicopters from 22 Squadron, which areRAF based at St Mawgan in Cornwall to carry out relief operations throughout the United Kingdom, as well as mountain rescue in Snowdonia.
The kings of the sea are a familiar sight for hikers and climbers, and is a comforting thought for anyone who ventures into the mountains, that the worst happen, should be the big yellow helicopter will be on site quickly.
Helicopter Mountain Rescue In Snowdonia
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