BK117 Fitout for Search and Rescue Services

Recently Flight Structures was involved with the refit of ZK-HEP, which can be seen all around the North Island as it covers many of the operational bases whilst other helicopters are getting serviced. The MBB -BK117 B2 made a visit to our hangar where installation occurred.

Flight Structures designed, manufactured and certified the stretcher floor and seat pillar mounts to attach the seats to the helicopter floor. We also installed the FSL designed dual equipment mount which allows installation of equipment to the rotorcraft wall fittings. In ZK-HEP a ventilator and defibrillator/monitor are attached to the mount to allow excellent in flight medical care.

The workshop team, led by Brett Purchase, worked extremely hard to a tight deadline and after less than two days it was back in service, and as this is written a week later, HEP is down in Taranaki working. As you can see some of the team liked posing with HEP……

Video Footage of Westpac Rescue Aero Medical Fitout

Flight Structures have developed a full aero medical installation for Westpac Rescue Auckland. The kit is in use on both their AW169 aircraft. Included in the footage is the RULS Stretcher Loading System, the THRULS Hospital Rotorcraft Trolley, a Stretcher Bridge System, Oxygen System and Storage Racks. The RULS and Oxygen System both have CAANZ STC.

We thank Westpac Rescue Auckland for allowing the footage to be taken. The RULS is a zero lift system where the stretcher is in a longitudinal position during flight to enable the best patient care, and rotates to transverse for loading from a stretcher trolley.

Thanks to Daniel Greenwood of Avocado Media for capturing the footage at Auckland Hospital and Ardmore Airport. Here is a link to Daniel’s details.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-greenwood-b7605725/

Trolley developed for AW169 Medical Fitout

Flight Structures has developed a trolley to work with the RULS (Rotorcraft Utility Loading System). The trolley can be transported in the locker of the aircraft so it is available wherever and whenever needed. The trolley can take a patient or an incubator and allows smooth zero lift loading. We have named the trolley the THRULS (Trolley for Hospital Rotorcrat Utility Loading System).

As seen below the THRULS is designed to integrate with the Lifeport Stretcher.