Quicker Response

Emergency medical teams will fly around in VTOL jets now

Maintaining an aircraft for air ambulance purpose is costly and complex. Aircraft do not offer the flexibility a stretchered road ambulance provides. On the other hand, road ambulances are not able to respond due to road and traffic congestion. Designer Daniel Dobrogorsky’s now has a solution in the Skyway—a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet, the nose of which opens up to serve as a stretcher.

VTOL jet developed by Dobrogorsky is a first-response conceptual air ambulance capable of vertical take-off and landing. When a patient suffers from a medical injury or condition, Skyway will be used to carry its trained pilot/paramedic to the location of a patient. The helicopter won’t get stuck in traffic and can respond to an emergency in minutes rather than hours. Once onsite, the paramedic can treat, stabilise and transport the patient to a hospital for further care.

The Skyway is designed keeping safety in mind. For instance, though the craft has exposed blades at its rear, it uses only its six ducted fans to carry the Skyway up into the air. The pilot, who should also be a paramedic, will also be able to store tools in the craft for work on the ground, or can quickly take a patient back to the hospital if things are more serious.