Elevator Car

Elevator Cars are secondary vehicles used by International Rescue. By means of their rescue platforms, Elevator Cars are mainly used at airports to support aircraft incapable of landing safely. They are also capable of lowering and raising personnel and equipment to building floors up to thirty metres high, useful for taking specialised equipment up fire escapes and through windows. Based on an articulated chassis, high velocity diesel electric motors power the Elevator Cars' front and rear units.

Design
At the front of the Elevator Car is cabin for the driver and two air intakes, one either side of the cabin. The cabin incorporates a radio microphone, an ergonomically simplified control console, LCD monitor screens for displaying images from onboard cameras in remote-controlled Elevator Cars and other sources, an inner cabin door, and a driver's seat. There is an outer access hatch to the cabin. Below and behind the cabin is a front gearbox.

Technical data
Height: 7.3 metres. Height with raised platform: 26.6 metres. Length: 18.6 metres. Power: twin diesel electric motors. Weight: 12 tonnes. Width: 8.6 metres.