EVOLVE YOUR CAPABILITIES
WORLDWIDE MISSION COMPLECITIES
EXCEED THE DESIGN CAPABILITIES OF THE ENDURING STOKES RESCUE LITTER
The current mainstay litter / stretcher rescue
basket system is a variation of a 1940's design that has served the community
well but is no longer capable of meeting the complexities of modern warfare or
challenges of urban civil rescues. Certainly it is a very viable tool for most
jobs but the time has come for modern technology to replace it.
QUESTION :: Why fix something that isn't broken?
ANSWER :: The STOKES rescue litter isn't broken; it's simply heavy and unwieldy
because it utilizes tubing to create its core structure to which a variety of
other heavy mission specific items are then haphazardly attached to form a
patchwork solution. hC8's founder has performed heli-borne rescues
throughout Europe, Asia, Mid-East and the USA since the mid 80's and for the last decade had solicited his idea of a composite
modular system to anyone that might listen and produce it (no one ever did).
Always wanting to leave everything in better shape than how he found it; his
retirement gift to the rescue community is the hC8 MRLS (hostileCLIM8
Modular Rescue Litter System) which will evolve rescuers capabilities. The user
refined and inspired MRLS design has evolved through the use of CASE, CAD-CAM
and CFD. It employs the latest manufacturing methods employed in motorsports and
aerospace.
hC8's MRLS is the basic core system which a user can rapidly configure to meet the specific mission requirements by adding snap on M2 (mission modules)
M2 (mission modules) under current development:
--) ski-patrol :: pull handle /
suspension / skis / eXc enviro-pack option.
--) H2Oo :: open-water :: basket mod & hoist hookup arms.
--) H2Os :: swift-water :: directional flow stability & rock bumper collar.
--) hA :: high-angle :: rock bumper & mini pneumatic rollers
--) heliE :: EMS-LEA :: Integrated Camera and patient data transfer system
--) heliS :: med lift SAR :: cabin configuration & integration kit // Fwd
Steady.
--) heliC :: NATO CSAR :: ballistic layer and all terrain 1man drag.
--) fireRSQ :: fire retardant resins and fire shelter system.
--) combat medic :: ballistic layer / all terrain 1man drag, GPS, overt/covert
LED.
--) eXhWX - extreme hot WX :: clim8 liquid chiller system integration.
--) eXcWX - extreme cold WX :: insulation pad with clim8 heater circuit.
--) climR - arena/stadium :: tri-ax 1man pull stair climber.
--) hC8Spec - SOF / SWOT :: classified customer specific
--) xGames :: steerable full off-road suspension for Xtreme Litter Luge (JFF).