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Turnaround (aviation maintenance) HKP 16 – Black Hawk UH-60
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About the sound
HKP 16 is the term the Swedish military use for the American helicopter Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. The Swedish military owns fifteen Black Hawk helicopters.
This is a soundscape recording from the turnaround of four Black Hawk helicopters at Malmen air base. Turnaround is term which in aviation means the service/maintenance of airplanes before they can take off.
Sound recorder: Fredrik Johansson
Photography: Lasse Jansson (Malmen)
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