![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is currently undergoing maintenance at Aeronavali in Venice, Italy and interior installation will begin later this year. The new Flying Eye Hospital will be a MD-10 aircraft, donated by FedEx and powered by engines from United Airlines. ORBIS recently announced that it has begun the process of replacing the DC-10 Flying Eye Hospital with a newer, more efficient aircraft. In 1992, with donations from three very generous individuals, ORBIS purchased a DC-10, which had more than twice the interior space of the original plane. ORBIS programs were also expanding in scope, and it became clear that a newer, larger aircraft was needed to replace the DC-8. Staffed by a highly-skilled team of ophthalmologists, anesthesiologists, nurses and biomedical technicians, the ORBIS DC-8 Flying Eye Hospital took off from Houston, Texas for its first program in Panama in the spring of 1982.īy 1992 the DC-8 was more than 30 years old, and replacement parts were becoming more difficult and expensive to obtain. With a grant from USAID and funds from private donors, extensive modifications were made to the plane to convert it into a fully functional teaching eye hospital. In 1980 Eddie Carlson, former chairman of United Airlines, agreed to donate United’s oldest DC-8 aircraft to the Project. Paton recruited a small group of philanthropists, doctors, and aviators – including Betsy Trippe DeVecchi (daughter of Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American Airways) and A L Ueltschi (founder and chairman of FlightSafety International) – and established Project ORBIS in 1973. Motivated by the fact that 80% of the world's visual disability can be avoided through treatment or prevention, Dr. David Paton had a bold vision – to use aviation to deliver medical education to the eyes of the world. In the 1970s, Houston ophthalmologist Dr. We tour the Orbis DC-10 Flying Eye Hospital Home Aircraft Images Airshow Reviews Positive Images Profile Links Website Updates e-mail AIRIC Orbis DC-10 N220NU Flying Eye Hospital ![]()
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