Lightning storms typically develop in the early evening and into darkness. A strike that begins as a single tree ignition during this time must be left until daylight hours to begin fire suppression activities.
until now
Talon Helicopters is the first in Canada with a Transport Canada Approved NVG Night Fire Attack Medium Helicopter
Approved for Night Hover Exit, Medevac, SAR and Passenger Transport
Outfitted With a Simplex Model 301 Belly Tank. 901 liters of water and 83 liters of foam. Approved for Day & Night Fire Attack
30% faster than other belly tank equipped mediums with a vne of 140 knots
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175 Knot VNE and 145 Knot Cruise Speed
Airbus AS365N2 Dauphin Medium Helicopter
Powered by 2 Ariel 1C2 engines, total fuel burn of 360 liters/hour. 3.2 hours endurance
Gross weight of 9,370 lbs. Empty weight of 5,500 lbs. with a useful load of 3,870 lbs
Twin engine Transport Category A helicopter capable of landing on H1 Hospital Helipads. Cabin equipped with long large flat 96” floor with passenger seats removed. Baggage compartment capacity of 440 lbs
2 x 90 degree large passenger doors plus 2 x enlarged sliding doors in the rear cabin
Numerous STC’d avionics upgrades including a Garmin GTN-750, Helicopter Terrain Awareness System (HTAWS), Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS I), Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B). Digital FM and Low Band radio
3-Axis Autopilot
Water Bucketing
2 x 350 Gallon Fast Buckets for daytime wildfire action
Multi Casualty incident (MCI) high density stretcher kit - 4 patient litters plus paramedic seat
Day/night hoist capabilities
- 600lbs load limit
- 300 ft. cable length
- Access to 8 crew seats in hoist configuration
- Rapid insertion/extraction
- Transport Canada Approved Crew harnesses, Evacuation harnesses & Stretcher kit.