Story ID: 231SpectrumAnniversary
Spectrum Aeromed Showcases New EMS Bell 429
By: Charles Alcock
Caption: The new emergency medical mock-up for the Bell 429 features a gurney, fluid barrier floor and a supply cabinet.
Word Count: 186

Spectrum Aeromed is demonstrating new emergency medical equipment for the Bell 429 here at the Heli-Expo show. The Fargo, N.D.-based company (Booth 4745) is showing a new mock-up featuring a Ferno ProFlexx patient transportation gurney mounted to the floor with special custom-designed locks.

The mock-up also features a secondary fluid barrier floor to protect the airframe, as well as a forward cabinet with a single drawer, two oxygen connectors and a liquid oxygen unit. Spectrum Aeromed, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is currently working to secure an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the equipment.

Other items featured on the Spectrum exhibit include an already-STC’d interior for a Finmeccanica AW109 Trekker. This includes the company’s stretcher and pivot system.

“We started the year celebrating with our employees the accomplishments that have been made during the last 25 years,” said Spectrum Aeromed owner and CEO Dean Atchison. “Our employees work hard daily to produce great products and we are excited in our 25th year to introduce a new product specifically designed for the Bell 429 helicopter.”