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Guardia Civil’s Eye In The Sky 

Speeding motorists may think they are safe when they can’t see any cops or radar traps but the Guardia Civil’s eye in the sky can still catch them out. 

Murcia’s Guardia Civil operates one of the world’s latest helicopters – an EC 135 made by Eurocopter with mainly French and German components.  The helicopter is fast and agile with rapid reactions.  All the instrumentation is digital.  In another innovation the two Pratt and Whitney PW206BZ engines are controlled by FADEC (Full Automatic Digital Engine Control) which gives optimum power, control and fuel consumption. 

Technical details:  EC 135 Eurocopter. 

Length 12.19 metres.

Rotor diameter, 10.2 metres.

Runners, 2 metres.

Maximum takeoff weight, 2 835 kilos.

Motors: 2 Pratt and Whitney PW206BZ.

Power: two 429 shp.

Maximum speed, 280k per hour.

Range, 620 kms.

Endurance, 2 hours 45 minutes. 

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