Red and white ambulance aircraft of the DRF Air Rescue stands on an apron of an airport.

Learjet 35A

Operational features

Worldwide air ambulance operations (intensive care transports, repatriations)

Crew

2 pilots, emergency paramedic / anesthesiologists and intensive care 
nurse, emergency physician

Illustration of a Learjet 35 A ambulance aircraft from the front.
Illustration of a Learjet 35 A ambulance aircraft from the side.
Illustration of a Learjet 35 A ambulance aircraft from above

Performance & Specifications

Manufacturer
Gates Learjet, Wichita, USA

Engines (2)
Garret

Max. Power, per Engine
1,600 kg Thrust
Cruise Speed
appx. 850 km/h / 459 kts.

Range
appx. 3,600 km / 1,944 nm

Fuel Load
3,500 liters

Max. Takeoff Weight
8,300 kg

Dimensions
Length: 14.80 m, Height: 3.73 m, Wingspan: 12.03 m

 

Medical Equipment

Mobile equipment
Emergency backpacks, multifunctional ECGdefi brillator unit corpuls C3T (with 12-lead ECG, SpO2, NIBP, IBP, etCO2,  temperature measurement, external pacemaker), transportable intensive care ventilator Hamilton T1, mobile oxygen supply of 1,740 liters (modularly expandable), mobile suction pump, Braun Space syringe pumps and infusion syringe pumps, emergency backpack for toddler and infant care, corpuls CPR resuscitation aid, blood gas analysis, Vscan Air sonography, Flexicare ProVu Videolaryngoscope

Diagnostics (mobile and onboard)
ECG-defi brillator unit corpuls C3T (with 12-lead ECG, SpO2, NIBP, IBP, etCO2, temperature measurement, external pacemaker), sonography, blood gas analysis

Ventilation
Transportable intensive care ventilator Hamilton T1 including redundancy with both invasive and non-invasive ventilation options, oxygen inhalation, suction pump

Circulation
Biphasic defi brillator, external pacemaker, temporary internal pacemaker, 3 syringe pumps (amount expandable), 1 infusion pump (amount expandable)

Trauma care
Vacuum mattress, cervical support Gas supply: Oxygen 4,000 liters, modularly expandable until max. 12,000 liters 

Storage compartment
 Patient care set, medical spare materials, nursing equipment, vacuum mattress, onboard pharmacy, storage materials, infection control kits

Cabin
Medical equipment and materials for therapy and patient care during the fl ight, compressed air pumps, converter and inverter for internal power supply 

Options
Various splinting systems, storage systems for toddler and infant transportation, specialized equipment for toddler and infant care