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Aircraft
The Sky Care helicopters are Eurocopter AS 350-BA AStar equipped with state-of-the-art
flight instruments and navigational equipment.
The aircraft are currently based at the
Anderson Regional Airport in Anderson, (Upstate) South
Carolina.
General Description:
The AS 350 is a lightweight single-engine
helicopter equipped with a Turboméca ARRIEL 1B turbine engine.
It carries high technology equipment and features a
comfortable cabin. Design is largely based on composite
materials (blades, Starflex-type main rotor hub, airframe,
cowlings), which entail substantially lower maintenance costs.
The AS 350's speed and range combined with
a roomy, quiet cabin make it extremely suitable for medical
Missions including Emergency Scene and Inter-Facility
Transport.
These easy maintenance features make it
particularly suited for operation in severe climates.
Cabin Configuration
Patient Transport: 1 pilot + 1 stretcher
patient + 2 medical attendants (Flight Nurse and Flight
Paramedic)
The interior patient compartment is
designed as a mobile Intensive Care Unit to include the
following equipment:
Mounted IV Infusion pumps
Mounted 12-Lead Cardiac Monitor,
Defibrillator and Pacemaker
End tidal CO2 monitoring
Pulse Oximetry
Non-Invasive Blood Pressure monitoring
2 Oxygen, 2 Suction and 1 Medical Air
outlets
150 Channel Programmable UHF / VHF and
800 mhz radios
Specifications
(All figures are based
on the aircraft's maximum gross weight)
Maximum Gross Weight (standard aircraft
2,561 lbs.): 4,991 lbs
Maximum Speed: 155 kts
Cruising speed: 122 kts
Fuel consumption at cruising speed: 2.67
lb./nm
Rate of climb (oblique flight): 1,670
ft/min
Range: 360 nm
Hovering ceiling I.G.E. ISA: 9,850 ft
Hovering ceiling I.G.E. ISA + 20 degrees :
7,050 ft
Hovering ceiling O.G.E. ISA: 7,550 ft
Hovering ceiling O.G.E. ISA + 20 degrees:
4,250 ft
Service ceiling: 15,100 ft
Interior Noise Levels
In hover: 73.0 dB
In forward flight at 110 kts: 77.0 dB
Aircraft Sounds:
Click on link below to listen
AS350 Start Up
AS350 Outside Full
AS350 Inside Idle
The performance figures are based on the
mean values obtained with a new engine. Unless otherwise
stated, they are given, in zero wind at sea level and with
standard atmosphere conditions.
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