Super Puma’s versatility
PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO Source: MINDEF STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS
1993 United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cambodia to carry out UN-mandated elections.
1997 SilkAir MI185 search- and-recovery operation.
2004 Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission for earthquake victims in Banda Aceh for Ops Flying Eagle.
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 to 2011 Counter-piracy operations in Gulf of Aden for Ops Blue Sapphire.
2015 AirAsia QZ8501 search operation.
2017 Search operation in USS John S. McCain collision incident.
2017 Search operation in tanker Karthika Segara and dredger JBB De Rong 19 collision incident.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Overall length
18.7m
Rotor diameter
15.6m
Speed
167 knots
In service since
Range
580nautical miles
Endurance
4.5 hours
Armament
2 x .50calibre door guns
Payload
DIMENSIONS & PERFORMANCE
2
61
224
Pilots
medic
Aircrew Specialists
personnel
stretchers
32 helicopters with an average age of 27 years, according to Reuters
1985
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