LifePort (Booth 229) has delivered four shipsets of floor armor for the cockpit and cabin to Columbia Helicopters for the operator’s 107-II twin-rotor helicopter, which is the equivalent of the Boeing CH-46, the company announced at Heli-Expo. LifePort also unveiled a new, lightweight medical interior for the Airbus H130.
The four sets of floor armor for Columbia Helicopters are encapsulated with LifePort’s LifeGuad protective coating to provide greater durability when cargo is transported in the Columbia 107-11.
“By working together with Columbia Helicopters to better understand the mission profile, we were able to field the latest technology in ballistic protection materials while decreasing the total system weight by about 20 percent, compared to current ballistic systems,” said Dwayne Starnes, LifePort armor general manager.
In a separate announcement, LifePort, a Sikorsky company, explained that the lightweight medical interior for the Airbus H130 helicopter was the result of collaboration with Air Medical Resources Group (AMRG) and Airbus Helicopters.
“LifePort has been a great partner in supporting our fleet with medical interiors,” said Nathan Word, AMRG vice president of maintenance. “We are excited for the new H130 medical interior that was developed to meet our weight requirements, as well as ease of installation and continued maintenance.”
System enhancements include: a modular installation that can be modified or removed in two hours (after initial installation); stowage in the baggage compartment of oxygen, vacuum and compressed air for life support; a rotating stretcher that facilitates loading and positioning of the patient from the outside; multiple charging ports and a USB interface; and a factory-installed seat track that facilitates installing a copilot seat when the stretcher is removed.