Thanks to a step width of 1,500 mm, 3 people - or 2 people carrying a stretcher - can use the rescue stairs simultaneously. The steps always remain in the horizontal position, regardless of the inclination of the stairs. The staircase lifting device, the so-called A-frame, as well as the stairs extension, are designed as standardized positive lock assembly with latches and teeth (in accordance with EN 12312-1 point 5.3.3). In the event of a technical failure of the hydraulic cylinders, the rescue stairs has a safe mechanical fallback level. So you are even ready for an emergency within an emergency!
The rescue platform has a width of 3,000 mm, allowing the cabin door to be opened without any problems. In order to ensure precise - and thus maximally safe – docking with the aircraft, the front edge including the railing can be telescopically extended by up to 1,000 mm, and all docking angles up to 15° can be compensated for. A rapid intervention hose reel is also installed for initial firefighting atacks, which is supplied from ground level by means of a telescopic pipe: