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 the (a) Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, (b) Commando Helicopter Force, (c) Army Air Corps and (d) Royal Air Force pilots under Joint Helicopter Command have flown in each of the last five years.
The number of flying hours under the Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. 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) |
Commando Helicopter Force | 8,440 | 6,160 | 7,900 | 6,150 | 4,250 | 2,570 |
Army Air Corps | 35,280 | 32,010 | 25,720 | 20,160 | 19,350 | 11,740 |
RAF | 24,790 | 20,690 | 16,070 | 15,790 | 16,680 | 9,680 |
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
These figures are single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.