Christoph 20

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Christoph 20
D-HDMA

Christoph 20 at the start.jpg

Air rescue center data
Operator: ADAC Air Rescue , Munich
Carrier: Association for rescue services and fire brigade alarms Bayreuth / Kulmbach
Helicopter type: Eurocopter EC 135 P2
Former LFZ *: until 2002: Bölkow Bo 105
Installation: November 16, 1981
Location: Bayreuth Clinic,
Preuschwitzer Str. 101,
95445 Bayreuth
Operational readiness: 7 a.m. to sunset
Coordinates: 49 ° 56 '39.7 "  N , 11 ° 32' 9.3"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 56 '39.7 "  N , 11 ° 32' 9.3"  E
Height: 1400 ft
crew
Pilot: ADAC Air Rescue , Munich
Doctor: Emergency doctor at the Bayreuth Clinic
HEMS Technical Crew Member : BRK district association Bayreuth
* LFZ = aircraft

Christoph 20 is one of currently 50 rescue helicopters (RTH) in Germany and provides emergency medical care for north-eastern Bavaria and parts of Thuringia . The helicopter operated by ADAC is stationed at the Bayreuth Clinic . An EC 135 P2 is stationed at the station, which has existed since 1981 . This replaced a 21-year-old Bölkow Bo 105 in 2002 . The specialty of the machine with the label D-HDMA stationed there is that it is the first machine of the type EC 135 in the ADAC fleet to be equipped with an innovative particle filter system developed by Eurocopter called IBF (Inlet Barrier Filter), which significantly reduces engine wear and thus also maintenance costs. The first machine that was delivered with this system was presented in March 2010 at the HeliExpo in Houston and is currently in use as Christoph Leipzig. All ADAC EC135s are now equipped with the IBF system.

The IBF system up close

history

After the ADAC initiated the era of air rescue with Christoph 1 , the Federal Ministry of the Interior began to build a nationwide network with 18 rescue helicopters. In 1981, after Christoph 1 from Munich , Christoph 20 was the first RTH to be procured on the initiative of the ADAC.

Area of ​​use and uses

In addition to the Bayreuth control center area, Christoph 20 also supplies the Coburg and Hof control center areas (ILS Hochfranken). In addition to rescue missions in traffic accidents, Christoph 20 is also used for internal emergencies or urgent transfer flights. In 2003 Christoph flew 20 in 60% of the missions for internal or neurological emergencies. The RTH was called in only 15% of cases of serious traffic accidents, the rest of the operations could be booked as false alarms or as relocation flights. In 2004 Christoph 20 was one of the most requested rescue helicopters in Germany with 1755 missions.

crew

The crew of Christoph 20 consists of three people:

The pilots are provided by ADAC Luftrettung GmbH (Munich). The emergency doctors usually work at the Bayreuth Clinic in the specialist disciplines of anesthesia , surgery or internal medicine . Paramedics are provided by the Bavarian Red Cross , Bayreuth district association, with which the operator ADAC Luftrettung gGmbH maintains a partnership. In addition to their actual training, paramedics who are deployed on Christoph 20 also have further training in HCM , currently known as HEMS TC, which enables them to be deployed in air rescue. The paramedics usually work in the ground-based rescue service, but fly on the helicopter at regular intervals.

Special events

On Sunday, June 6, 1982 at 6:44 a.m., the first Christoph 20 crashed just six months after it was put into operation, killing three people. The drunk pilot had started on a refueling flight that early Sunday morning, outside of working hours, and had taken two friends with him. While flying low over the Oschenberg near Bayreuth, the rotor blades touched the ground; the helicopter was completely destroyed.

literature

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.aviationnews.eu/2010/02/22/eurocopter-offers-new-inlet-barrier-filter-for-ec135-to-raise-engine-lifetime-and-reduce-maintenance-costs/
  2. ↑ http://rth.info/news/news.php?id=250
  3. ↑ http://rth.info/stations.db/station.php?id=20
  4. ↑ http://rth.info/news/news.php?id=250
  5. ↑ ADAC Luftrettung GmbH: ADAC station atlas >> Christoph - please come! <<, p. 44
  6. ↑ Peter Engelbrecht: 30 years ago: Hussar ride in death. Nordbayerischer Kurier , June 6, 2012, accessed on August 13, 2014 .
  7. ↑ Frankenpost: Flying Intensive Care Unit