This morning at 07.00 at the Pratica di Mare military airport, the Air Force KC-767A aircraft, coming from China, landed and brought back to Italy the last of our compatriots who asked to return to Italy.
Unlike the other two flights, with which Italian citizens were transported from Wuhan and Brize Norton (UK), the KC was set up to ensure bio-containment transport in order to ensure the return of the citizen in maximum safety .
On board the aircraft, the Italian citizen was monitored by an interforce health team who then entrusted him, once landed in Pratica di Mare, to the specialized staff of the Spallanzani Hospital where he is currently hospitalized.
This flight, like the previous two that took place on 02 and 09 February, was carried out in coordination with civil protection and other departments through the IOC to ensure the return of Italian citizens stranded in Wuhan, the Chinese city most affected from the health emergency linked to the spread of the new coronavirus. Medical personnel, nurses and adequate medical equipment were employed on board military aircraft to deal with possible cases of infection and to ensure safe transport.
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Army
Set up at the Army Olympic Sports Center:
- 18 single rooms - 4 double rooms - 5 triple rooms - 3 quintuple rooms for repatriated compatriots;
- 1 Healthcare unit consisting of 1 medical officer, 2 nurses and 1 health worker
At the Celio military hospital, the following have been arranged:
- 1 Single Room - 2 double- 1 triple;
- 1 Healthcare unit consisting of 1 medical officer, 2 nurses and 1 health worker.
The Army has made available 2 ambulances always present at the two military structures.
In addition, essential services such as catering for intolerants, sanitization service, washing machines and dryers as well as all personal hygiene materials are ensured.
air Force
THE 767C STORMO KC-14A
It derives from the commercial aircraft Boeing 767-200 "Extended Range". The KC-767 Tanker / Transport guarantees high flight and load autonomy, combined with the ability to refuel in flight, both as tanker and receiver. The KC-767A can refuel using the telescopic boom system or the wing and central pods equipped with special baskets. Refueling systems are interoperable with Italian and allied aircraft; in addition, the KC-767A is capable of being refueled to extend its range.
The aircraft can be set up in three different configurations (combi, cargo and fullpax), with a payload of up to 25.000 kg. In the cargo configuration 19 standard NATO military pallets can be loaded; in the fullpax (passengers) configuration, up to 200 people can be checked in with their luggage; in the combi configuration, finally, up to 100 passengers and ten NATO standard military pallets can be loaded.
The KC-767A of the 14th Wing is one of the few technically capable of supplying all types of military aircraft in the world and with it Italy is currently one of the leading countries in the field of in-flight refueling.
Description:
Length: 48,51 m - wingspan: 47,57 m - height: 15,85 m - propulsion: 2 General Electric (27.306 kg x2) - maximum take-off weight: 180.000 kg - maximum fuel on board: 70 tons - operating tangency : 13.000 m - hourly range: 14 hours - range: 11.500 km - cruising speed: mach 0.8 (about 900 km / h).