Hataka Hobby have sent details of two new paint sets that have been released for Air Ambulance (HEMS) helicopters.

HTK-AS76 “Air Ambulance (HEMS) paint set vol. 1”
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service ("HEMS") or Air Ambulance Services secure transportation of patients to hospitals by air, at the same time providing emergency care. The service is usually operated in a state-run model (like in Polish "LPR" case), fee-for-service model (Swiss "Rega" example) or even public- or private-donated model (like in case of operations supported by German ADAC or Dutch ANWB). Most of the European HEMS operators are using one of the following helicopter types: Agusta A109K2 or A109S Grand Da-Vinci (for high-mountain operations), Airbus Helicopters EC135, EC145 (originally referred to as BK 117 C2) or (less popular) AS365 Dauphin, eventually Bell 429 - all operated in high-visibility painting schemes.

HTK-AS76 includes standard colours of modern European air ambulance helicopters. The set contains:
• HTK-A707 – Colza Yellow – RAL1021, base colour of helicopters of ADAC, Austrian ÖAMTC, Czech "DSA" and Hungarian Magyar Légimentö
• HTK-A268 – Luminous Red – RAL3024, used for high-visibility stripe on the underside of German ADAC helicopters (Bo 105, BK 117, EC135)
• HTK-A103 - Traffic Red – RAL3020, used on helicopters of Swiss "Rega" (with RAL9016) and in similar schemes (incl. Bulgarian and Slovak)
• HTK-A101 – Traffic White – RAL9016, used on helicopters of Bulgarian "Heli Air", Slovak "ATE", Swiss "Rega" and German DRF Luftrettung
• HTK-A704 – Pure Orange – RAL2004, overall colour of German BMI Luftrettung since late 1978 (used on Bo 105, Bell 212, UH-1D, EC135)
• HTK-A269 – Sulphur Yellow – RAL1016, base colour of helis of Dutch "ANWB", Nordic "Air Ambulance", Scandinavian "MediCopter" and more
• HTK-A132 – Flame Red – RAL3000, used in the painting scheme of rescue helicopters of German DRF Luftrettung (Bo 105, EC135, EC145)
• HTK-A270 – Pearl Opal Green – RAL6036, used in a yellow-green metallic livery (with RAL1021 Colza Yellow) of Scandinavian MediCopter EC145

HTK-AS79 “Air Ambulance (HEMS) paint set vol. 2”
Modern Polish Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) was established in 2000 under the name of "Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe" or "LPR". Currently LPR operates from 21 permanent bases (plus one seasonal base). Until 2011 LPR's operations had been executed with obsolete Mi-2+ helicopters. Since 2009 LPR operates 23 Eurocopter EC135 P2+ and 4 EC135 P3 helicopters. The whole fleet wears a unified high-visibility yellow-red painting scheme.

HTK-AS79 includes standard colours of Polish LPR air ambulance helicopters. The set contains:
• HTK-A707 – Colza Yellow – RAL1021, standard overall colour of Eurocopter EC135 P2+/P3 of Polish "Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe"
• HTK-A103 - Traffic Red – RAL3020, used for fuselage / tail boom graphics of EC135 P2+/P3 of Polish "Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe"
• HTK-A272 – Ultramarine Blue – RAL5002, used for fuselage belt (with operator's name) on EC135 P2+/P3 of "Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe"
• HTK-A273 – Graphite Grey – RAL7024, used for canopy and engine cover of EC135 P2+/P3 of Polish "Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe"

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