UH-60 makes first landing at Linköping Hospital

The newly finished rooftop helipad at the University Hospital in Linköping has welcomed its premiere fly-in guest. A UH-60M Black Hawk from the nearby Malmen Airbase performed the very first landing and, subsequently, the first takeoff. The operations were performed in order to safeguard the helipad functions and to verify the flight paths to and from the hospital.

The concrete helipad, which is 20 meters in diameter and sits on top of a 50-meter high building, is built to take the weight of all helicopters that operate in Sweden, including the large NH90. EMS helicopters from various parts of the country will use the helipad, but it can also welcome military helicopters in case of larger emergencies. The new helipad will replace the older one that is located next to a parking lot near the hospital. It will be opened later this year.

External link: "Försvarets Black Hawk testar US nya helikopterplatta" [SVT]

External link: "Här testats nya helikopterplattan" [Corren]