Pallet System converts airplanes to ambulances.
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Modular Aeromedical Pallet System converts standard cargo aircraft into high-capacity aerial evacuation ambulance. It is based on aluminum cargo pallet that can be equipped with seats to carry ambulatory patients or upright stanchions to carry medical litters. Each pallet can carry up to 8 patients. Depending upon aircraft type, cargo planes using AAPS system can carry from 30-168 patients. Pallets can also be used on transport trucks, inside medical tents, or aboard ships.
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New Aeromedical Pallet System Converts Airplanes to Ambulances
Annapolis, Maryland, USA, June 17, 2003-ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, has introduced a modular pallet system that converts any standard cargo aircraft into a high-capacity aerial evacuation ambulance. The system can also convert passenger aircraft to carry patients on standard NATO medical litters.
The ARINC Aeromedical Pallet System (AAPS) was developed for the U.S. Air Force, and is now being offered to the world's defense and civilian emergency agencies for use with existing aircraft. The AAPS is being highlighted at the 2003 Paris Air Show, June 15-22, Hall Three, Booth C6-2 (State of Oklahoma booth.)
The AAPS system is based on an aluminum cargo pallet that can be equipped with seats to carry ambulatory patients or upright stanchions to carry medical litters. Each AAPS pallet can carry up to 8 patients. Depending upon the aircraft type, cargo planes using the AAPS system can carry from 30 to 168 patients. The system stanchions can also be fitted on the seat-mounting rails of passenger aircraft, converting them to carry medical litters.
The AAPS system is shipped in fitted storage containers that allow a complete pallet module (with seats and/or litter stanchions) to be delivered as air cargo, and stacked as needed in storage facilities. When the AAPS system is pre-positioned at an airfield, cargo aircraft can be reconfigured to carry patients in less than 30 minutes.
AAPS pallets can also be used on transport trucks, inside medical tents in the field, or aboard ships for patient transport or stationary care. ARINC is planning additional pallet
configurations including a lavatory pallet, sleeping pallet, and VIP pallet with four seats mounted around an adjustable work table.
ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information processing systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices in London and Singapore, with over 3,000 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001 certified. For more information, visit the ARINC web site at www.arinc.com.
