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To date, Life Flight has flown more than 120,000 patient missions. Life Flight is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems. [1] The first helicopter utilized on a Life Flight mission was the French-built SA 319B, also known as the Alouette III.
MD Helicopters – formerly McDonnell Douglas Corp [55] Piasecki Aircraft; Piasecki Helicopter – acquired by Boeing and became Boeing Vertol [39] Revolution Helicopter Corporation (defunct) – went out of business in November 1999; Robinson Helicopter [18] RotorWay International – produces kit helicopters [28] Sikorsky Aircraft [56]
Life Flight was founded in 1983 and currently has a fleet of nine helicopters. Life Flight helicopters transport nearly 3,000 critically ill adult and pediatric patients each year across the region. Each crew consists of a pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic and in certain circumstances, a flight physician or specialty neonatal transport nurse.
Most-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey". UH-1Y derivative in production. 1959–1976 Bell 206 Jetranger: 8,460: manufactured at Bell plants in United States and Canada: Also made under licence by Agusta in Italy and Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia: 1966–2010 Eurocopter AS350: 7,000 + [1] France: Airbus Helicopters ...
Flight for Life is a prehospital care service with many bases of operation across the United States. [1] Flight for Life is primarily known for its emergency medical helicopter transport, but also operates a fleet of land vehicles and fixed-wing aircraft for the transport of critically ill patients to specialized medical care. [2]
A Life Flight helicopter landed safely Sunday at Worcester airport after one of its engines was lost, according to UMass Memorial Health.
LifeFlight’s primary mode of air ambulance transport is a Sikorsky S-76-C+ helicopter, owned and operated by Canadian Helicopters Limited. LifeFlight has two of these helicopters, one as a backup, since January 2017, when EHS signed a $105 million 15-year contract with the company.
The first Z-9 flew in 1981, and was built in China from components supplied by Aérospatiale as part of a production patent bought on 15 October 1980. [2] On 16 January 1992, the indigenous variant Z-9B, constructed with 70% Chinese-made parts, flew successfully. The flight test was completed in November 1992 and the design was finalized a ...