SAS and I worked for the same program (alas not at the same time), he definetely knows that capability is often not meant to be used routinely. The two patients capability of the EC-145/H-72 is real, just ask any of the several programs that are actively using it for that purpose, to include Travis County EMS in Austin TX. These guys/gals have been using the EC-145 in a role as close as you are going to get in the Armed Forces, down to the use of rappeling,body armor, FLIR, NVGs and rescue hoist.
The STARFLIGHT program was
smart enough to include airconditioning in their birds though, go figure.
http://www.starflightrescue.org/Rope...elicopters.htm
For the record, Eurocopter has already been testing a new five bladed rotor head for the EC-145, based on the EC-135 system.