Pieter Staples and his son, Zavier, 1, check out the new LifeFlight helicopter on the landing pad at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston on Friday afternoon. LifeFlight unveiled the new Agusta 109 helicopter, which boasts improved avionics and the latest medical equipment. LifeFlight also has a fixed-wing airplane and two older-model helicopters. The LifeFlight Foundation hopes to raise money to replace the older helicopters over the next three years.

Central Maine Medical Center and LifeFlight staff, along with dignitaries and members of the public, gather around the newest helicopter on the landing pad behind the Lewiston hospital Friday afternoon during an open house to show off the newest member of the fleet.

The cockpit of the newest LifeFlight helicopter.

The roof of the cockpit of the newest LifeFlight helicopter is jammed with fuses, switches and controls.

The newest Lifeflight helicopter was on display at Friday’s public viewing on the helipad at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.