F-1000 drill (manufactured by Falcon Drilling Ltd.) being moved by a Hughes 500. The F-1000 drill shown at right has been broken down into modules and is ready for transport.


The unique abilities of the helicopter make it ideally suited to the support of mining exploration in difficult terrain, particularly where there are environmental concerns. Many years of joint field operations with a wide variety of aircraft operators have ensured that the drilling equipment Falcon designs and uses is optimized for helicopter transport. Senior company personnel have extensive backgrounds in helicopter operations as both pilots and engineers and have applied this experience to the design of the drilling equipment. The illustrations and tables below provide performance data relevant to some of the aircraft in common use today.

 

AS350B-1 Aerospatiale	Bell 205A	Bell206B Jetranger III
Seating : 6 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 35 feet. Max. Gross Wt (Internal)Lbs: 4850. Max. Gross Wt (External)Lbs: 5400 Empty Weight Lbs.: 2525 Power Plant: Turbine 684 HP. Cruise: 138 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 190 Ltr/Hr. Range: 390 miles Ceiling: 14,440 feet.	Seating : 14 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 48 feet. Max. Gross Wt (Internal)Lbs: 9500. Max. Gross Wt (External)Lbs: 10500 Empty Weight Lbs.: 5500 Power Plant: Turbine 1250 HP. Cruise: 110 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 364 Ltr/Hr. Range: 280 miles Ceiling: 20000 feet.	Seating : 4 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 33 feet. Max. Gross Wt (Internal)Lbs: 3200. Max. Gross Wt (External)Lbs: 3350 Empty Weight Lbs.: 1850 Power Plant: Turbine 420 HP. Cruise: 120 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 114 Ltr/Hr. Range: 300 miles Ceiling: 20000 feet.
AS355 F-1 Aerospatiale Twinstar	Bell212	Bell 206B Long Ranger III
Seating : 6 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 35 feet. Max. Gross Wt (Internal)Lbs: 5291. Max. Gross Wt (External)Lbs: 5511 Empty Weight Lbs: 2844 Power Plant: Twin Turbines 420 HP. Cruise: 140 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 228 Ltr/Hr. Range: 410 miles Ceiling: 13,120 feet.	Seating : 14 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 48 feet. Max. Gross Wt - Lbs: 11200. Empty Weight Lbs.: 6500 Power Plant: Twin Turbine 900 HP. Cruise: 120 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 409 Ltr/Hr. Range: 270 miles Ceiling: 13000 feet.	Seating : 6 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 37 feet. Max. Gross Wt (Internal)Lbs: 4150. Max. Gross Wt (External)Lbs: 4250 Empty Weight Lbs.: 2200 Power Plant: Turbine 650 HP. Cruise: 130 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 138 Ltr/Hr. Range: 350 miles Ceiling: 20000 feet.
Bell47T Soloy	Sikorsky S-58T	Hughes 500D
Seating : 2 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 37 feet. Max. Gross Wt (Internal)Lbs: 2950. Max. Gross Wt (External)Lbs: 3250 Empty Weight Lbs.: 1650 Power Plant: Turbine 420 HP. Cruise: 85 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 114 Ltr/Hr. Range: 150 miles Ceiling: 16000 feet.	Seating : 16 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 56 feet. Max. Gross Wt - Lbs: 13000. Empty Weight Lbs.: 7575 Power Plant: Twin Turbine 1625 HP. Cruise: 125 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 480 Ltr/Hr. Range: 275 miles Ceiling: 12000 feet.	Seating : 4 passengers + Pilot Rotor Dia: 26.5 feet. Max. Gross Wt (Internal)Lbs: 3000. Max. Gross Wt (External)Lbs: 3500 Empty Weight Lbs.: 1520 Power Plant: Turbine 420 HP. Cruise: 140 MPH. Fuel Consumption: 128 Ltr/Hr. Range: 280 miles Ceiling: 16000 feet.