Originally Posted by
double_barrel
Blood is already being routinely delivered by drone in several African countries. These are fixed-wing drones with a range of nearly 200Km and a payload of 5Kg. So I a sure you are right.
Fully automated drones with impact injection? Fancy idea!
Originally Posted by
Dusty_B
In the UK, the NHS requires muti-engine aircraft (fixed or rotary) for organ transfers. Being a live organ, the requirements are effectively the same as if you are carrying human passengers rather than cargo...!
AFAIK, If it would be the same as carrying passengers, it can be done by Single Engine Turbine since SERA & EASA changed that. The requirement for multi-engine is outdated for quite a while to my records.