Christoph 13

Christoph 13 D-HZSG
Christoph 13
Air rescue center data
Operator:	Federal Police
Carrier:	Federal Ministry of the Interior
Helicopter type:	Eurocopter EC 135 T2i
Former LFZ *:	until 1992: Bölkow Bo 105 until 1993: Bell UH-1D until 2007: Bölkow Bo 105
Installation:	3rd July 1976
Location:	Bielefeld Clinic, Rosenhöhe Clinic An der Rosenhöhe 27 33647 Bielefeld
Operational readiness:	7 a.m. to sunset
Coordinates:	51 ° 58 '58.5 "  N , 8 ° 31' 42.9"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 58 '58.5 "  N , 8 ° 31' 42.9"  E
Height:	624 ft
crew
Pilot:	Federal Police Fliegerstaffel North, 38518 Gifhorn
Doctor:	Städtische Kliniken Bielefeld gGmbH
HEMS Technical Crew Member :	Bielefeld professional fire brigade
* LFZ = aircraft

Christoph 13 is a rescue helicopter stationedat the Bielefeld City Clinic Rosenhöhe . The operator is the Federal Ministry of the Interior , the pilots for the machine are provided by the Fliegerstaffel Nord of the Federal Police . They fly emergency doctors of municipal hospital Bielefeld (Department of Anesthesia ) and paramedic of the professional fire Bielefeld to the approximately 1,250 annual operations.

On July 3, 1976, an orange Bölkow Bo 105 was put into service for air rescue in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region , which was replaced in 1996 by an identical model. In August 2007 the leased Bo 105 was returned to the manufacturer and replaced by a Eurocopter EC 135 T2i . Two radial compressor turbines, each with 706 hp, accelerate the helicopter up to 250 km / h, which is 35 km / h faster than the previous model. The purchase of the new Eurocopter cost 5 million euros.

literature

• ADAC Luftrettung GmbH: ADAC station atlas "Christoph - please come!" , Munich, 2006. ISBN 3-933266-46-7

Web links

Commons : Christoph 13 (air ambulance)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of Christoph 13
• Christoph 13 on rth.info

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.rth.info/news/news.php?id=626