The two Airbus H145 D3 helicopters have a smoother ride and can fly further and carry more weight.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance has unveiled two new helicopters, bought with £15m of public donations.Each helicopters has five rotor blades, meaning it can lift more weight and carry more fuel, as well as providing a smoother ride, YAA said.
They will be based in Wakefield and Thirsk with the two existing aircraft, which began operations in 2016, retired from service over the next 12 months."The people of Yorkshire have done us proud," she said."The patients on board won't even feel us coming in to land now it is that smooth."The new aircraft have a rear loading door allowing patients to be loaded directly in on wheeled stretchers.
It also has an encrypted data link allowing medics onboard to send information on the patient to doctors waiting at the hospital."If patients have broken bones and things like that and they are suffering it just makes it a lot more comfortable for them as well," he said.It is entirely funded by public donations and YAA said it need to raise £19,000 a day to keep operating.
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