Equipment
From 2001 to the present, the service operates a twin-engine BK 117 B-2 helicopter, registration ZK-HUP, call sign Air 1. The helicopter can carry two stretcher patients, cruises at 125 knots (232 km/h), and has a range of 457 km (284 mi) or 909 km (565 mi) with optional fuel tanks. The aircraft is fitted with a 76 m (249 ft) winch, a 30 million candlepower searchlight, and a neonatal intensive-care incubator. On board the crew has night vision goggles, dual GPS, satellite phone and a range of communications equipment.
Read more about this topic: Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust
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