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The Heli Appeal

The Cornwall Air Ambulance after thorough planning and preparation announced, on 24th April of this year, the New Heli Appeal.

This appeals goal is to raise funds to bring the next generation of helicopters to Cornwall.



 The AW169; how is this an improvement? Well let's get started.

It has a greater range; the fuel consumption is half what the current helicopter uses so that means more air time compared to refuelling, allowing the helicopter to reach patients take them to hospital and then be able to fly right back out again to the next emergency.

The engines are more powerful, so it can carry more equipment; as it stands the two Air Ambulance Helicopters, one has the equipment for flying to the isles of Scilly the other does not. With the added space the equipment can be kept on the AW169 so that the crew, if they are needed on isles of Scilly, whether flying back from a hospital or from the base, they can go straight to the patient without having to transfer or use the other Heli saving a great deal of time in an emergency.

The undercarriage is retractable, so there will be less drag, in other words less air resistance, so it will be able to fly more fuel efficiently. The speed, from 120 to 145knots, means it will be able to complete more missions; the mission times will be shortened as the Air Ambulance will reach patients and the hospital considerably faster. It will also decrease the amount of time taken to travel from the isles od Scilly and back.

The inside of the helicopter will be 'medically advanced', so that the team can cater more to the patients injuries and individual needs while on route to hospital. Aiding in this endeavour the interior will have more space, allowing 360° access to the patient so paramedics can treat them more efficiently, at the moment the patient can only be treated from one side. The extra space also allows both paramedics and a family member to accompany the patient.

The 4G of the helicopter allows for efficient in-flight data transfer of patient information, helping the medical staff prepare for the patient as quickly as possible and reduce the time that the Air Ambulance is at the hospital enabling them to respond to new emergencies that they may not have been able to before.

The APU, auxiliary power unit; is important so that the engine can be shut down and the rotor blades stopped on the mission while maintaining electrical power. This means that they can quickly activate the helicopter to leave the scene rather than keeping the rotor blades active creating a disturbance or switching them off and delaying departure.

The MD902, the current Cornwall Air Ambulances, are leased until 1st April 2020; the AW169 will go into service the next day, provided the Cornwall Air Ambulance has raised the funds.


If you would like extra information, volunteer your time or donate, then please click the link to their website below, visit in-store or follow their Facebook page for updates and events.

https://cornwallairambulancetrust.org
https://www.facebook.com/cornwallairamb


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