February 27, 200521 yr Sea King AEW.7, id.10362 Name his official designation seems to be Sea King Mk7 ASaC but AEW.7 is very common too. Size, from Small to Large MaxAlt: real life ceiling is 4250, so MaxAlt should be High because Medium is up to 3500m, but High is up to 20000m. Pretty higher for an helo, don't u think? So let's keep it at Medium. Range: from 700 to 664 DATA: from 5,0 to 10,0 Pic: id: 240 http://ibelgique.ifrance.com/jansfiles/harpoon/res394.bmp Flags: Blip Enhance? U sure? Alt/Speed: Cruise Speed: from 90 to 112, Mil. speed from 110 to 131 Loadouts: Loadout "Patrol #55768 (664 nm)" updated to match Range and Data corrected values. Sensors: The "Searchwater LAST" (Low Alt. Surveil. Task) was accrried by Sea King AEW.2A, the AEW.7 carry the Searchwater 2000AEW (different from Searchwater 2000MR, this one is fitted on the Nimrod MRA.4) Peter Grining described it"Searchwater 2000 radar (AS, SS, modes and adds over land capability, range increased 30-40%. Use ranges 230/147/92/41.4/23)" Thales specified that it have a "look up/look down capability". Text: After being stung badly during the 1982 Falklands conflict, the British Royal Navy had 10 of its Sea King HAS Mk2 helicopters initially retrofitted with Thorn-EMI (later Racal and now Thales Avionics) Searchwater radars to provide airborne early warning (AEW) of attacks against its ships by sea-skimming missiles. The AEW response, rapidly contrived by the Royal Navy and British industry, was effective. And with some 13 airframes eventually modified to carry the distinctive bulbous swiveling radome and house an interior sensor operator workstation, the Sea King AEW Mk2 remained in service substantially unaltered. Until recently. The 13 Royal Navy airborne early warning AEW.2 helicopters are being upgraded to AEW.7 standard with the Thales Defence Searchwater 2000 radar and Cerberus mission system. The helicopters' designation has been changed to Airborne Surveillance and Area Control (ASaC Mk 7). The Searchwater 2000 radar processing system incorporates a new pulse Doppler mode and Link 16 JTIDS (Joint Tactical Information Distribution System) datalink. The upgrade programme also includes the installation of an additional HaveQuick II secure radio communications system together with an AN/APX-113(V) interrogator transponder from Hazeltine and a video recorder unit. The first two upgraded Sea Kings were delivered in May 2002 and the programme is scheduled for completion in 2005. ASaC Mk 7 helicopters were deployed for the first time onboard HMS Ark Royal as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. Two helicopters were lost in a mid-air collision during the conflict and it is expected that two RN Sea King HAS Mk 6 ASW helicopters will be upgraded to ASaC Mk 7configuration. Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20030202120030/...ukaircraft.html http://h4eur.free.fr/gb/2002/seakingaew7.pdf http://www-v3.thalesgroup.com/all/pdf/searchwater2000aew.pdf
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