Textron Aviation Inc. was awarded a contract by Sundt Air for two Beechcraft King Air 350C turboprop
aircraft to support air ambulance and medevac missions
throughout Greece.
The Athens-based aircraft will be owned
by the country’s Ministry of Health, with the Hellenic Air Force
overseeing maintenance and operation in support of disaster relief,
medical rescue, inter-hospital transfer and repatriation to mainland
health care services. Medical staff from the National Centers for
Emergency Care will administer medical care to patients aboard the
aircraft.
The ministry’s King Air 350C
aircraft is equipped with a cargo door and a Spectrum Aeromed dual
stretcher system, which includes redesigned stretchers to accommodate
bariatric patients and incubators raised by electrically powered
loading devices. Additionally, medical cabinets, on-board oxygen with
overhead lighting and equipment mounts, stowaway tables and
adjustable seats provide an easy-to-sanitize, comfortable work
environment for the medical staff and passengers.
The King Air 350C aircraft
is a version of the King Air 350i twin-engine
turboprop aircraft configured with an optional cargo door,
resulting in enhanced mission flexibility. Two Pratt & Whitney
Canada PT6A-60A turboprop engines with Hartzell four-blade propellers
power the King Air 350C, and a fully integrated
Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion digital avionics suite provides
pilot(s) with state-of-the-art touchscreen controls.
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