General Description

Question 1

What material are the skids made from?

Answer 1

Aluminum is the material which makes both the skids and the cross tubes

Question 2

How many tie down fittings are on the helicopter? Where they located?

Answer 2

Four tie down fittings, 2 located on the four right and left sides of the fuselage and the other two are after the landing gear cross tube on the right and left side

Question 3

How many litters can fit on board?

Answer 3

6 litters

Question 4

What type of construction is the tail boom?

Answer 4

Semi monocoque

Question 5

What is the overall length of the helicopter?

Answer 5

57 feet 3 inches

Question 6

What is the length of the nose of the cabin to the tail skid?

Answer 6

42 feet 4 inches

Question 7

What is the width of the skid gear?

Answer 7

9 feet one inch

Question 8

What is the width of the sync elevator?

Answer 8

9 feet 4.5 inches

Question 9

What is the height from the tip of the main rotor blade to the ground?

Answer 9

7 feet

Question 10

What is the diameter of the main rotor?

Answer 10

48 feet

Question 11

What is the diameter of the tail rotor?

Answer 11

8 feet 6 inches

Question 12

How many degrees of mast tilt is there?

Answer 12

5°

Question 13

What is the maximum flapping angle?

Answer 13

11°

Question 14

What is the type of seat that is installed in the cockpit?

Answer 14

Composite bucket design with an energy attenuating system that has a maximum occupant load of 200lb

Question 15

What is the warning associated with items under the seat?

Answer 15

Do not store or place items under any seating, failure to observe this may cause injury to personnel during hard landing

Question 16

What are the two cautions associated with the seats?

Answer 16

Do not operate vertical release unless seat is occupied and upward force of the springs located on seats may cause rapid vertical movement

Question 17

What is the combined total G force at the seat is crash worthy to?

Answer 17

20 G’s

Question 18

The shoulder harness will automatically lock at what impact force?

Answer 18

Two to three G’s

Question 19

How is the shoulder harness unlocked?

Answer 19

Moving the control lever to the lock and then the unlock position

Question 20

How does one inspect for a stroked seat?

Answer 20

By examining the upper slide fittings on the left and right side of the vertical tube for exposure to the seat stroke index mark; a yellow band

Question 21

What is a caution associated with the seat reel?

Answer 21

Do not remove the strap from the reel, if the spring is allowed to unwind rapidly, spring damage will result. This damage may not be apparent and can only be found on factory inspection