page_title: Hydrocopter
hierarchical_section_title: Hydrocopter
caption_attribution_description: English: Hydrocopter Kuopio Vene 7 (K V7). The unit code K V7 means: K = town where the unit is located, Kuopio; V = unit type, boat (in Finnish: vene); and 7 = unit number. This hydrocopter is used for rescue purposes on lakes near town Kuopio in Finland. It can carry a crew of 1+3 persons or a total load of 500 kilograms. When a stretcher is taken to the cabin, there is space for two crew members. Its empty weight is approx. 1300 kg, its turning radius approx. 15 meters. Its is powered by a 240 horsepower turbodiesel engine.
context_page_description: A hydrocopter is an amphibious propeller-driven catamaran with a boat-like hull, small wheels and pontoon skis. An aircraft engine with a propeller and air rudder powers the vehicle over water, ice, snow and land.
  Hydrocopters are used in Arctic coastal regions, primarily Sweden and Finland, during “rasputitsa" when melting ice cannot support ground vehicles and boats are hindered as well. Hydrocopters are often used as a low-cost alternative to hovercraft and helicopters. Hydrocopters are primarily produced in small machine shops or made by hobbyists as hydrocopters have never been mass produced.
context_section_description: A hydrocopter is an amphibious propeller-driven catamaran with a boat-like hull, small wheels and pontoon skis (as in a seaplane). An aircraft engine with a propeller and air rudder powers the vehicle over water, ice, snow and land.
  Hydrocopters are used in Arctic coastal regions, primarily Sweden and Finland, during  “rasputitsa" when melting ice cannot support ground vehicles and boats are hindered as well. Hydrocopters are often used as a low-cost alternative to hovercraft and helicopters. Hydrocopters are primarily produced in small machine shops or made by hobbyists as hydrocopters have never been mass produced.
caption: A rescue hydrocopter in Kuopio, Finland
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