Helicopters
The Service owns and operates three aircraft from its Sunshine Coast base: a Kawasaki BK117 (VH-BKV), and a Eurocopter BK-117 (VH-EHQ). A Bell Longranger (VH-JOW) is based at Bundaberg.
Kawasaki BK117 B2
Engines: 2 x Honeywell LTS 101-750B Turboshaft 700 SHP (510 kW) ea
Maximum speed: 133 knots (kts) (231 km/h)
Maximum Range: 292 nautical miles (nm) (540 km)
Maximum Weight: 3350 kg
Empty weight: 1723 kg
Payload: 1670 kg
Overall length: 13.00 m
Cabin Length: 9.90 m
Height: 3.36 m
Rotor Diameter: 11.00 m
Eurocopter BK117
Engines: 2 x Honeywell LTS 101-750B Turboshaft 700 SHP (510 kW) ea
Maximum speed: 133 knots (kts) (231 km/h)
Maximum Range: 292 nautical miles (nm) (540 km)
Maximum Weight: 3350 kg
Empty weight: 1723 kg
Payload: 1670 kg
Overall length: 13.00 m
Cabin Length: 9.90 m
Height: 3.36 m
Rotor Diameter: 11.00 m
Bell 206L Longranger
Engine: 1 x Rolls Royce 250-C30P Turboshaft 557 shp (415 kW)
Maximum speed: 110kts (224 km/h)
Range: 321 nm (594 km)
Max takeoff weight: 1520 kg
Empty weight: 1047 kg
Payload 473 kg
Length: 10.1 m
Cabin length: 2.74 m
Rotor diameter: 11.28 m
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