Aircraft
The Eurocopter EC135 is in service with many UK police forces all over the country.
Most British police forces have access to an aircraft, which will probably a helicopter. The most widely used helicopters are the Eurocopter EC 135 and MD Explorer.
Police helicopters are fitted with a large amount of surveillance, navigation and communication technology to help them with a wide variety of tasks. The specific tasks that any one police helicopter performs will vary from force to force, but the most common deployments are for missing person searches, vehicle pursuits, the tracking of suspects, and maintaining public order.
Some police helicopters may be shared with the local air ambulance to save costs. In this case, a medically trained person may be present along with medical equipment allowing the aircraft to respond to medical emergencies as well as police business
Crew
The standard crew in a police helicopter consists of a pilot, responsible for operating and flying the aircraft; a front seat observer, responsible for operating the helicopter's surveillance systems; and a rear seat observer, responsible for communications using the tetra radio and downlink systems. Although both observers are often police officers, the pilot does not engage in any police activities and is usually not a police officer.
Cost
The cost is quite a lot but even if you did buy one it wouldn't have all the kit in! Its about $3.9 million. In GBP that's about£ 2362776.00 which is an insane amount!
The Eurocopter EC135 is in service with many UK police forces all over the country.
Most British police forces have access to an aircraft, which will probably a helicopter. The most widely used helicopters are the Eurocopter EC 135 and MD Explorer.
Police helicopters are fitted with a large amount of surveillance, navigation and communication technology to help them with a wide variety of tasks. The specific tasks that any one police helicopter performs will vary from force to force, but the most common deployments are for missing person searches, vehicle pursuits, the tracking of suspects, and maintaining public order.
Some police helicopters may be shared with the local air ambulance to save costs. In this case, a medically trained person may be present along with medical equipment allowing the aircraft to respond to medical emergencies as well as police business
Crew
The standard crew in a police helicopter consists of a pilot, responsible for operating and flying the aircraft; a front seat observer, responsible for operating the helicopter's surveillance systems; and a rear seat observer, responsible for communications using the tetra radio and downlink systems. Although both observers are often police officers, the pilot does not engage in any police activities and is usually not a police officer.
Cost
The cost is quite a lot but even if you did buy one it wouldn't have all the kit in! Its about $3.9 million. In GBP that's about£ 2362776.00 which is an insane amount!