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The Flame Eagle was hired and put into service in 2014 by the directive of Mr Kadir Topbaş, the Mayor of Istanbul. This type of fire helicopter is used in fires and disasters by the corresponding departments of the countries such as the USA, Italia, South Korea, Greece, Avustralia, France, Mexico, Canada and Malaysia. It is also used to extinguish high-rise fires due to the ability of applying water or foam up to 50 metres high.

General characteristics

Crew: 3 (pilot, co-pilot), plus one engineer or rear-facing observer

Capacity: up to 5 total persons

Payload: 20,000 lb (9,072 kg)

Length: 70 ft 3 in (21.41 m (fuselage))

Rotor diameter: 72 ft 0 in (21.95 m)

Height: 18 ft 7 in (5.67 m)

Disc area: 4070 ft² (378.1 m²)

Empty weight: 19,234 lb (8,724 kg)

Max. takeoff weight: 42,000 lb (19,050 kg)

Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney JFTD12-4A (T73-P-1) turboshaft engines, 4,500 shp (3,555 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 109 knots (126 mph, 203 km/h)

Cruise speed: 91 knots (105 mph, 169 km/h)

Range: 200 nmi (230 mi, 370 km) max fuel and reserves

Rate of climb: 1,330 ft/min (6.75 m/s)