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Swedish police with a Bell 429 A Eurocopter AS365 N3 Dauphin 2 of the Victoria Police Air Wing.. Police aviation is the use of aircraft in police operations. Police services commonly use aircraft for traffic control, ground support, search and rescue, high-speed car pursuits, observation, air patrol and control of large-scale public events and/or public order incidents.
A police aircraft is a rotary-wing aircraft, fixed-wing aircraft, nonrigid-wing aircraft or lighter-than-air aircraft used in police operations. They are commonly used for traffic control, ground support, search and rescue , high-speed car pursuits, observation, air patrol, riot control, and police tactical unit transportation.
Conventional rotary-wing aircraft use a set of complex mechanical gearboxes to convert the high rotation speed of gas turbines into the low speed required to drive main and tail rotors. Unlike powerplants, mechanical gearboxes cannot be duplicated (for redundancy) and have always been a major weak point in helicopter reliability.
Bell 412CF looking forward from the tail Bell 412 on approach. Development began in the late 1970s, with two Bell 212s being converted into 412 prototypes. An advanced four-blade main rotor with a smaller diameter replaced the 212's two-blade rotor.
3.1 Fixed wing. 3.2 Rotary wing. 4 Customer. Toggle Customer subsection. ... Royal Malaysian Police Air Unit (RMPAU) Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)
Charles Bloodworth, a pathfinder officer in the 101st during the early 1970s, wrote, "Locally designed and fabricated, the badge was deliberately crafted to mimic the glider wings of WWII. The nose of the Huey took the place of the glider body, and the horizontal rotor blade was the spitting image of the glider wing." [11] [citation needed]
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson addresses the new Milwaukee Police Officer graduation class of 37 new officers on Thursday, Oct. 3 2024. Angela Peterson/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Army aviation warrant officers pilot both rotary-wing and fixed wing aircraft and represent the largest group of Army warrant officers. Technical warrant officers in the Army specialize in a single branch technical area such as intelligence, sustainment, supply, military police, or special forces; and provide advice and support to commanders.