21. For take-off of fixed wing aircraft , " Admiral Kuznetsov " uses a ski-jump at the end of her deck. 22. The last fixed wing aircraft , the Grumman HU-16E Albatross ( the " Goat " ) was retired in 1973. 23. The fleet of aircraft included a Cessna 208, two Oryx helicopters, three fixed wing aircraft and two C130 Hercules planes. 24. For long-range search and rescue operations, the GFS initially uses fixed wing aircraft which then guides helicopters to the location. 25. Snow holds a commercial pilot license for fixed wing aircraft and rotary wing aircraft and has a command instrument rating. 26. Fixed wing aircraft are also more often used to move patients over long distances and for repatriation from foreign countries.27. As the name implies, it flies mainly Helicopters, but the company also operates fixed wing aircraft such as the Jetstream32. 28. In 1954 the fixed wing aircraft had been joined by a flight of Bristol Sycamore helicopters for Search and Rescue duties. 29. The Irish Air Corps is the air component of the Defence Forces and operates sixteen fixed wing aircraft and eight helicopters. 30. Search by helicopters that night and fixed wing aircraft the next day found no trace of wreckage or the four crew.
