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ANNIVERSARY

Russian Helis Mi-26T

heavy-lift helicopter

celebrates 30 years

During January “Rostvertol”, a member

of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters Holding,

marked the 30th anniversary of the

serial production launch of the

world’s largest cargo helicopter,

the Mi-26T. The machine is

capable of carrying up to 20 tons

of cargo, and is still holds the

record for total carrying capacity.

Mi-26T was based on the Mi-26

military transport helicopter, the

development of which began in the

70s at the M.L. Mil R&D Center,

which is now also a member of

Russian Helicopters.

The Ministry of Defense, as the

customer, was satisfied with the

results of the helicopter’s testing and

recommended that it be mass produced, as

well as adopted into the Soviet army.

In 1981, the Mi-26 was first demonstrated at the

International ParisAirShow at Le Bourget.

The demonstration of the heavy-lifting helicopter

to the world created a furor. Foreign customers

became interested in the

chopper.

The Mi-26T helicopter is

capable of carrying up to

20 tons of equipment and

massive cargo on its external

suspension or in the cargo hold,

and today it still holds the record

for carrying capacity, according

to a company press release.

NEW HELI

Russia, China To Develop High

Altitude Version Of Mi-26 Helicopter

Chinese M-26T Helicopter to be developed into high

altitude version with Russia.

Russia and China will be developing a high

altitude version of M-26 helicopter with a

take-off weight of 38 tons that can be used on

plateaus under thermal climate conditions,

Chinese PLA military online reported citing

Russian news sources.

The improved version will have a smaller

capacity and take–off weight than those of the

M-26 helicopters but will be equipped with

M-26’s D-136 engine which makes it superior

in terms of thrust-weight ratio and mobility.

!More information visit –

http://www.rostvertol.be/helicopters/mi-26t.html

Russian Helis

Mi-26T heavy-lift

helicopter.

SAR

Netherlands retires SAR

Agusta-Bell 412 fleet

From 1 January 2015,

the Netherlands

Defence organisation

has taken its

characteristic yellow

AB-412 search-and-

rescue helicopters

out of service.

These helicopters,

which flew for

Defence Helicopter

Command, are to be

disposed of.

Consequently, 303

Squadron, stationed at Leeuwarden Air Base,

will be disbanded in the near future.

During the course of 2014, the 3 Defence AB-412

helicopters were deployed over 230 times for carry-

ing out medical transports and Search and Rescue

(SAR) tasks for missing persons. In total, the 303

Squadron helicopters made almost 5,500 life-saving

and emergency sorties. The AB-412s are being

divested on account of the introduction of the new

NH90 maritime helicopter. The helicopters are now

being sold to the Peruvian Air Force.

AIR AMBULANCE

New EC145T2

arrives with BOND Air Services

From left: Tom Wells, Gama Aviation; Andy Moir, Scottish

Ambulance Service; Rob Dalziel, Scottish Ambulance

Service; and Paul Westaway, Bond Air Services.

The UK’s second EC145T2 has become the lat-

est addition to the Bond Air Services fleet.

The brand new aircraft arrived at Bond Air

Services’ Gloucestershire Airport headquarters

last week and was welcomed by Andy Moir and

Rob Dalziel from the Scottish Ambulance

Service, Tom Wells from Gama and Paul

Westaway from Bond Air Services.

The aircraft is the first of two Bond Air Services will

operate on behalf of the Scottish Ambulance

Service. The second EC145T2 is expected to arrive

in Gloucestershire later in the first quarter, 2015.

Both aircraft will be handed over to Bond’s Design

and Completion teams at Gloucestershire Airport

who will equip them with the appropriate medical,

Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) and communi-

cation equipment to make them fully functioning air

ambulances certified for both day and night

Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS).

The aircraft will also be equipped to operate over

water to enable the Scottish Ambulance Service to

continue to reach island communities. Both aircraft

are expected to begin operations with the Scottish

Ambulance Service this summer.

!More information visit -www.bondaviationgroup.com

!More information visit - http://www.scottishambulance.com

!More information visit – http://www.gamaaviation.com

!More information visit - http://www.airbushelicopters.com

Last flight of the Netherlands

Defence organization Bell 412

SAR helicopters from 303

Squadron. Photo: Joan-le-Poole

EURAMI

re-accredits

Scandinavian Air Ambulance

Scandinavian

Air Ambulance

have received

a successful

re-accreditation

from the

European Aeromedical Institute (EURAMI).

They have received Regional Fixed Wing

Accreditation and HEMS, SAR & Inter-Hospital

Transport for their Rotor Wing service. Both Medical

endorsements are for Adult & Paediatric Critical

Care. They were accredited according to the stan-

dards 4.0 (2013).The certificate is valid until the 16th

of December 2017.

!More information visit – http://www.airamb.se

!More information visit – http://www.eurami.org

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