Model
BK117 A-4
43 feet long
12 feet high
7,056 pounds
Features
Twin engine aircraft includes dual electrical and hydraulic systems providing for greater safety
Helicopter holds 187 gallons of jet fuel allowing for an approximately 275 mile round-trip transport without refueling
Average speed of 150 mph with a maximum speed of 173 mph
Equipped with an SX-5 Nightsun searchlight. Illuminates at approximately 15 million-candle power. Used for night landings and searches. Aircraft also equipped with a retractable and fixed landing light system
Large clam-shall style rear doors and self-contained Stryker stretcher with portable oxygen aids in patient loading and unloading. Easily reconfigures to carry isolate for newborn pediatric flights
Ability to carry up to two patients with two caregivers and a pilot. Under single patient configuration, four caregivers can be carried
Liquid oxygen system that carries oxygen equivalent to that of 12 "E" cylinders
Dual GPS navigation system with moving map display for pinpoint accuracy and aircraft avoidance system
XM Weather via the Garmin GNS430 that is equivalent to weather radar with a 2 minute delay
Equipped with Sky Connect satellite tracking and satellite phone |
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Model
BK117 B-2
43 feet long
12 feet high
7,387 pounds
Features
Twin engine aircraft includes dual electrical and hydraulic systems providing for greater safety
Helicopter holds 187 gallons of jet fuel allowing for an approximately 275 mile round-trip transport without refueling
Average speed of 150 mph with a maximum speed of 173 mph
Equipped with an SX-5 Nightsun searchlight. Illuminates at approximately 15 million-candle power. Used for night landings and searches. Aircraft also equipped with a retractable and fixed landing light system
Large clam-shall style rear doors and self-contained Stryker stretcher with portable oxygen aids in patient loading and unloading. Easily reconfigures to carry isolate for newborn pediatric flights
Ability to carry up to two patients with two caregivers and a pilot. Under single patient configuration, four caregivers can be carried
Liquid oxygen system that carries oxygen equivalent to that of 12 "E" cylinders
Dual GPS navigation system with moving map display for pinpoint accuracy and aircraft avoidance system
XM Weather via the Garmin GNS430 that is equivalent to weather radar with a 2 minute delay
Equipped with Sky Connect satellite tracking and satellite phone |