Military Aircraft: Helicopters

(asked on 6th November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been logged on (a) Merlin, (b) Wildcat, (c) Apache, (d) Gazelle, (e) Chinook, (f) Puma, (g) Lynx, (h) Bell 212 and (i) Defender aircraft under Joint Helicopter Command in each of the last five years.


This question was answered on 16th November 2017

The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212.

Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.

Financial Year

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18(as at 31Oct)

MERLIN

6,890

5,520

4,160

3,240

3,250

1,820

WILDCAT

650

1,250

2,160

3,120

4,190

2,730

APACHE

16,660

15,340

11,090

7,980

8,130

5,310

GAZELLE

3,980

4,010

4,000

4,020

3,810

2,310

CHINOOK

14,810

13,940

11,900

10,520

11,450

6,820

PUMA

3,080

1,220

4,170

5,280

5,240

2,870

LYNX

11,890

9,650

6,540

3,840

2,470

950

DEFENDER

2,110

1,760

1,920

2,000

1,760

1,190

Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias.

These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.

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