Regarding Norwegian SAR, the mission is brutal, 400 NM radius of action, all weather, with large pick-up capability. It is at the edge of the EH-101 and S-92, and probably beyond all other smaller helos.
Nick!one question. Why not give the S-92 a
in-flight refuelling probelike HH-92to get better range ?? Does that equipment eat a lot of payload ?
OR is it not JAR approved on S-92 or not approved at all?
That would without doubt be useful here in mid atlantic and make the deal for Sikorsky
On quite few occasion in the past the US Navy Pave Hawks flew missions from KEF navy base that extended far beond normal reach of any helicopter, think the longest where around 800 or 900 NM