Helicopters in service 4
Helicopters in service
Helicopter 4
A helicopter does not need a prearranged landing site but can land anywhere on a sufficiently large surface.
It can also be equipped with a winch, which means that it does not even need to land, but can rescue those in distress in water, boats or other inaccessible places from a hovering position.
The Air Force acquired 10 Boeing Vertol 107s which were assigned the designation Hkp 4A with first delivery in 1963. The helicopter was based on F 8 Barkarby which became the mother flotilla, and later also on F 15 Söderhamn, F 17 Ronneby and F 21 Luleå which formed permanent air rescue stations.
Detachments were established by F 8 at Berga, outside Stockholm, and in Visby in 1967. When F 8 was decommissioned (1974), these helicopters were transferred to F 17, which took over responsibility for Berga and Visby.
The last flight with Hkp 4 was carried out in January 1992 from
F 17 via Visby to Barkaby for storage and decommissioning.
The Air Force flew Hkp 4 more than 62,000 hours without a breakdown or
more serious incidents.
Crew (5 pcs) Driver (commander + pilot)
vehicle mechanic/winch operator
navigator, surface salvager (conscription)
Length: 13.7 m (24.4 in rotors)
Rotor diameter: 15,3 m
Rotor disk area: 187,2 kvm
Max starting weight: 9,7 ton
Max last: 4,5 ton / 26 pax
Max load winch: 270 kg
Engines: 2 st Rolls Royce Gnome H.1200
Engine power: 2 x 1250 hp
Cruising speed: 220 km/t (Max 270 km/t)
Fuel quantity: 3786 liter
Passenger: 15 stretchers or 28 seated