Westland Sea King Owners' Workshop Manual: 1988 onwards (HU Mk.5 SAR model) - An insight into the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Royal Navy's life-saving SAR helicopter Hardcover – January 1, 2015

HAYNES Owners Manuals never disappoint. They are well written to cover both the historical and the technical specifications. Job well done.

Very good

Haynes' 2014 lineup was a bit of a disappointment, with too many officially licensed novelty titles for my taste. I'm wondering if they've taken heed of their recent criticism, because this is one of the nicest Haynes titles I've purchased in some time. Although it contains some supporting material, including a brief history of rescue helicopters, an overview of the different Sea King variants, and a few accounts of rescue operations by Sea King crewman, the meat of this book is it's technical material. These include a number of technical diagrams from the original manuals, close-up photos of Sea Kings undergoing maintenance, and fairly detailed technical descriptions of the helicopter's systems. As expected from Haynes, there are some interesting "how it works" asides, including procedures for starting the helicopter and spreading the main rotor blades, a list of approved oils and lubricants, and how to pack a Personal Survival Pack.The highlight of this book are the large number of photographs by the author, an experienced helicopter engineer, presenting a detailed interior and exterior walk-around of a HU Mk.5 SAR Sea King. This is the kind of stuff aviation geeks crave - there are close-up views of every control panel, and views of components ranging from the tail pylon locking mechanism, to the retractable spot lamp and the negative force gradient spring. It's truly fascinating to see one of these helicopters presenting in such detail. We're so used to seeing military aircraft as sleek, sexy machines, it's a revelation to see one with chipped paint, open access panels, drip trays, and panels festooned with traditional steam gauges and circuit breakers.I have to praise Haynes for putting out a truly polished product this time. The photographs and diagrams are of excellent quality, the balance of historical and technical material feels just right this time, and the text is mercifully free of typos and editing errors. Being an officially licensed Royal Navy product, it contains some "look at us, aren't we great?" bits, but as a whole, this is a very solid look at the Westland Sea King and the men and women who operate and maintain it.

Nice, not the best in the series.

Making this helicopter as a wooden model. Very relaxing.

Transaction parfaite envoi rapide , livre impeccable ! Cinq étoiles !

Very interesting overview of the Sea King. Gives a very brief history of the invention of helicopters and their introduction into the Fleet Air arm and their development up to the introduction of the Sea King. Every Mark and version of the Sea King is described and a good overview of the HU Mk.5 SAR model's construction design maintenance and service history within SAR is provided. A fitting tribute to an excellent aircraft which had a long and illustrious career and is still providing valuable service within the Fleet Air Arm's training establishments.

Bought for a long service employee of Westlands - he was very pleased with it lots of old factory shots inside

Very interesting book

I flew Royal Navy Sea Kings in the late 1970s. This book has proved to be a very enjoyable and informative read with a well presented account of the more technical aspects of the engines and systems. Brought back some memories of Ground School explanations and diagrams we had to endure for several weeks before we actually got to fly it!Excellent account of the anatomy of this venerable helicopter !