On December 29, 2023, the Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation announced that it had delivered nine Ansat light helicopters manufactured by the Kazan Helicopter Plant in the interests of the National Air Ambulance Service (NSSA) under a contract with PSB-Avializing LLC. The transfer of these machines was the final one under the contract for the supply of 37 Ansats for the NSSA.
The Ansat ambulance helicopter (registration number RA-20100, serial number 33166) in the paint of the National Air Ambulance Service (NSSA) at the exposition of Russian Helicopters JSC at the Subai Airshow 2023 exhibition. Dubai (UAE), 11/13/2023 (c) Sergey Frolov / www.jetphotos.com
The press release says:
Ansat helicopters are currently used for medical evacuation throughout the country and, along with Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters, form the basis of the NSSA air fleet.
One of the main advantages of this machine is the lower cost of maintenance, training and repair. A light helicopter has a higher readiness for takeoff and is able to land on small unequipped sites, for example, on highways and small spaces in dense urban areas.
"As part of the execution of the contract for the transfer of 66 helicopters for the NSSA, all 37 Ansat helicopters planned for delivery, as well as 20 Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters, have been delivered today. The customer will receive another 9 "eights" next year. Thanks to the supply of new helicopters, the geography of the use of air ambulance is expanding, and the number of people's lives saved is growing," said Anton Korolev, Deputy General Director of the Russian Helicopters Holding for sales of civilian helicopters.
Ansats for NSSA are supplied with a "glass cabin". During operation, these helicopters have demonstrated ease of use and received positive feedback from the crews of the air transport. The "glass cabin" on Ansat helicopters significantly increases the convenience of piloting and reduces the burden on pilots. The flight navigation parameters and indicators of the main helicopter systems are displayed on one screen. The pilot can easily and quickly program or change the route, as well as use up-to-date airport entry schemes from the database and view the necessary aeronautical information of the flight area.
"Ansat helicopters for the National Air Ambulance Service are real workhorses, modern and comfortable. They allow you to provide emergency medical care in the event of a serious emergency, as well as to residents of remote and hard-to-reach settlements. Today, there are 40 such vehicles in the NSSA fleet. With their help, specialists save thousands of lives every year, including children's lives," said Oleg Korol, Deputy Director General of the NSSA, Chief Pilot.
The Ansat helicopter has the most spacious cabin in its class, which allows it to accommodate a full-fledged medical intensive care unit for the patient and accompanying doctors. The helicopter's carrier system provides high maneuverability and controllability. Ansat is dynamic and has a high take-off readiness.
The National Air Ambulance Service was established in 2019 as a single air ambulance operator within the framework of a federal project implemented by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Rostec State Corporation on the basis of instructions from the President of Russia. The project provides for the creation of a fleet of sanitary helicopters, 130 aircraft basing points, a network of mobile refueling complexes, helicopter pads on the territories of more than 1.5 thousand healthcare institutions throughout the country. In 2023, the coverage of the NSSA increased to 60 regions, and the fleet consisted of about 60 Mi-8 and Ansat helicopters.
On the part of bmpd, we point out that the Russian National Air Ambulance Service (NSSA), created on the initiative of Rostec, received the first four Ansat helicopters in sanitary design and with a hydromechanical control system (GMSU) manufactured by the Kazan Helicopter Plant (KVZ) in February 2019 - machines with registration numbers RA-20024 (serial number 33098), RA-20025 (33099), RA-20026 (33100) and RA-20027 (33101).
In the future, provision was made for the supply of 104 more Ansat helicopters to the NSSA on leasing terms, but then the plans were reduced to 74 units. As a result, in August 2021, a contract was signed by Russian Helicopters with PSB-Aviation LLC for the supply of 37 Ansat helicopters for subsequent operation in the NSSA. The first four Ansat helicopters under this contract were delivered in November 2021 (registration numbers from RA-20047 to RA-20050), 24 more during 2022 (registration numbers RA-20069 and from RA-20071 to RA-20093), and now in December 2023 the last ones were transferred nine cars. One of the Ansat helicopters transferred to the NSSA in December 2023, apparently, is a board with the registration number RA-20100 (serial number 33166), demonstrated by Russian Helicopters in the NSSA paint at the Dubai Air Show in November 2023. In total, the NSSA received 41 Ansat helicopters in this way.
