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Old 5th Jun 2019, 10:48
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The grey Sea King has the UK Mil EAPS/SNIPS (Engine Air Particle Separation/Snow and Ice Protection) system - the black screens have vortex generators that spin the air entering the chamber, centrifugal force pushes sand, ice and a lot of the salt into a collection chamber at the bottom where 2 powerful electric blowers eject it.

It works well as long as you don't push the cyclic forward harshly - on a sloping ground landing for example - as it is possible for the blades to contact the filter box.
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