Wednesday 7 December 2011

Nottinghamshire Police Helicopter was on operations this afternoon.  Working at quite low levels over the Mapperley area of Nottingham, it was there for quite a long period. [don't know if they got their man].

Being on station for a longer period than we usually hear / see .... it provided me with an opportunity to take these pictures with the aircraft in a variety of attitudes.

Operated within the North Midlands Helicopter Support Unit. Part Of The Central Region Air Support Units NPAS Trial Operation (Covering Derbyshire Police & Nottinghamshire Police Forces)

Aircraft: Eurocopter EC135T2 

Registration: G-NMID

Base: Ripley, Derbyshire

Callsign: Oscar Hotel 88 (UKP 08)

Specification: EC135T2 

Powered by two 452 kW (606 shp) Turbomeca Arrius 2B2. Increased thermodynamic and mechanic OEI ratings (128% OEI torque). Replaced EC135 T1 in production in August 2002.

Performance Summary

Never exceed speed: 287 km/h (155 knots, 178 mph)

Cruise speed: 254 km/h (137 knots, 158 mph)

Range: 635 km (342 nm, 393 mi)

Service ceiling: 6,096 m (20,000 ft)

Rate of climb: 7.62 m/s (1,500 ft/min)

Full specification on the Eurocpter company website at:

http://www.eurocopter.com/site/en/ref/Overview_86.html

Nottinghamshire Police Helicopter Unit

http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/about/organisation/aviation_policing/helicopter_unit/

Nottinghamshire Police Helicopter Activity

http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/library/police_helicopter_activity/date/1/

Police Aviation News - North Midlands Helicopter Support Unit Contract [page 6]

http://www.policeaviationnews.com/Acrobat/PANewsJuly2011.pdf

Eurocopter EC135 - wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC135

Aircraft G-NMID, 2003 Eurocopter EC-135T-2 Profile

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-NMID.html

UK Emergency Aviation

http://www.ukemergencyaviation.co.uk/policehelicopternz.htm

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earlier work on city surveillance from terestrial cameras.

Police Surveillance Vehicles and Evidence Gathering

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/320469.html

Surveillance of Nottingham city centre

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/03/335022.html

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/419536.html

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ALAN LODGE 

Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham.  UK

Email:                 tash@indymedia.org

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