THE SKY DOCTOR
OPERATIONS IN THE AIR. For ii.se in the outposts of the Empire a. remarkable new living operating theatre has just been completed In order that a patient may be lifted jn gently the sides of the cabin are hinged so that they fa'll completely open. There are racks for surgical appliances of all sorts, and room for two attendant nurses as well as a doctor. The fuselage is specially sprung, ill older that t aking off-and landing shall not midu'iv disturb the patient. An ice chest, fresh water tanks, a.iul a small electric stove tor heating natei form wait of the equipment, lilve machine* is fitted with two Napier Uon engines, giving a total of nearly 1000 horse-power, and the aerial operating room can be maintained in the air with only one engine working with very little reduction of speed. . Operations would he carried out in mid-air only in tili e most urgent eases; but there have been instances where the lives of settlers, soldiers, and natives in remote outposts could have been saved if an immediate operation followed > y skilled nursing, could have been assured. The new aeroplane will meet this need.
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 17 April 1930, Page 4
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196THE SKY DOCTOR Hawera Star, Volume L, 17 April 1930, Page 4
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