Recognition

Long fuselage with boat-hull bottom and sponsons either side of the cabin into which the main undercarriage wheels retract (1). Engines mounted above the cabin with the five-blade main rotor on top (2). Short tail section stepped up behind the single rear wheel. Six-blade tail rotor on port side of the short stabiliser. A radar 'dustbin' is located on the top of the fuselage behind the engines (3). Aircraft are also painted in a bright yellow colour scheme to aid visibility.

In Flight