The S-92 is larger and has a more powerful down draft than the Sea King.
During his military service Heavy was involved in the move from Wessex helicopters to the Sea King.
"When the Wessex changed to the Sea King we did a lot of training, much of it at night with night vision goggles, " David said.
The company's challenge is to turn the Merlin, an anti-submarine and search-and-rescue vehicle, into a craft that can also take over the Sea King's airborne surveillance and control duties without breaking the bank.
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As we approach Lashkar Gah camp, the Sea King pilots go into "Vietnam" mode dropping their aircraft low and throwing them from side to side while the two door gunners are on the look out for possible insurgents on the ground.
The BBC understands Prince William was the pilot of an RAF Sea King helicopter involved in the search on New Year's Day.
The RAF has also sent a Sea King helicopter, with a military mountain rescue team on board, from Anglesey in Wales to assist the rescue operation.
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Six British crew members and one American were killed Saturday in a midair collision between two British Navy Sea King helicopters over the Persian Gulf, according to the UK Central Command in Qatar and the Pentagon.
And on Saturday, two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf, killing six British and one U.S. crew member aboard.
Local tours now offer visitors the chance to dress up as the Witch-king of Angmar or the wizard Gandalf, and run around in the sea of grass waving replica swords.
This brings humpbacks, minkes and king-of-the-sea blue whales steaming through the area, as well as chatty white belugas, which otherwise are seen only in the Arctic.
The record office said the Raymond Frostick Map Collection included maps where the North Sea is described as the German Ocean - a term often used until World War I - and King's Lynn was called three different names - Linn, Lyn and Lin.
"King tides and sea surges are floodling the island to a knee high and it is difficult for the salt water to dry up, " says Ursula Rakova, a Carteret islander and campaigner.
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Four helicopters, including three in-field aircraft and a Sea King from RAF Lossiemouth, took part in the rescue.
North Yorkshire Police and a Sea King search and rescue helicopter from RAF Leconfield have joined the search for Mr McLean, alongside the Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay and Ravenscar Coastguard Rescue teams and Scarborough Mountain Rescue Team.
While only slightly slower, the King Air 250 requires about one-third less runway at sea level than most small-cabin jets, and it is particularly adept at short, rugged or unimproved airstrips and high and hot mountain airports, which allows for greater access to hundreds of additional small communities.
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Leave the door open and let the sea breeze follow you inside as you enjoy a siesta on your soft, king-sized bed.
The American writer, who was hailed the king of the Beat generation and a hero to many young men, penned The Sea Is My Brother aged 20, based on his years as a merchant seaman.
Snails, brittle stars, sea spiders and some marine worms have evolved without armor and other protections they would need to survive alongside the king crab.
The Dwarf King goes from being committed to the productive arts of mining and metallurgy to simply gazing at the veritable sea of gold which he has gathered under the ground.
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