Rescue 1
Your point about standing up in the cabin is a contentious one which has been noted by many rear crew both involved and not invoved in SARH.
I would say this. Not all RAF winchmen can stand up straight even in a Sea King what with MRS boots and a Mk 4 helmet, and the fact that they have to stoop as they trudge up to to Jocks Box and back (eg to get the entonox) might be a contributory factor in so many having back problems. How much better if the casualty is brought to into the cabin and is immediately in a position where all the med kit is to hand and the winchman hardly has to move anywhere to get anything and start treatment as in the 225. If you're not walking up or down all the time head height is less of an issue. If you look at it as a new way of operating then the advantages become apparent.
The S92 has a taller cabin which is great from that perspective but its not perfect in every respect. (That long range tank!) The winch (door) is at the front of the cabin so everything that comes through that door has to be carried or dragged aft, possibly past some other stuff already there. The 225 has the door on the middle of the cabin so there is not so far to travel which means the head height is less of an issue.
In my experience you could design a SAR aircraft with a cabin the size of a C17 but eventually it would be filled with c**p and someone would want something bigger. The 225 is not a Sea King nor is it an S92 but it is a damn fine SAR cab and once the rear crew get used to it's many excellent attributes everything will be fine and we can all concentrate on the really serious issue of the day namely, when is Tiger Woods coming back
