The objective of this project was to develop an alternate turret configuration on the AS32/P-4 (P-4) which enables the vehicle to be air transported without disassembling the fire suppression system. Four Air Force P-4 vehicles were modified, tested, and evaluated. Modifications consisted of removing the roof turret and associated compounds. The original bumper turret was replaced by a large capacity (800 GPM) non-air-asperating turret. This large capacity turret can be operated either hydraulically or manually. Four fire tests were conducted comparing the original configuration with the modified configuration. The modification proved to be highly successful. The non-air aspirating turret was shown to have twice the effective discharge range. The modified vehicles can be air transported on a C-130 aircraft without disassembly of the fire suppression system. (Author)
Air Transportable AS32/P-4 Crash Rescue Vehicle
1983
86 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Fire fighting vehicles , Crash vehicles , Disassembly , Air transportable equipment , Rescue vehicles , Crashworthiness , Roofs , Movable nozzles , Fire suppression , Fire extinguishing agents , Configurations , Modification , Test methods , Experimental data
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