A system for fighting fires from a helicopter. The system has a wetting agent tank to hold a wetting agent, a suppressant mix tank to hold a fire suppressant mix including water and the wetting agent, and pumps. The system has a fire hose containment system including a retractable hose to deliver the fire suppressant mix from the suppressant mix tank through a suppressant mix hose to the hose containment system and out through the retractable hose. The hose containment system has a hose drum around which the retractable hose is stored, and a motor to extend and retract the retractable hose. Coupled to the distal end of the retractable hose is a nozzle array unit configured to direct the fire suppressant mix to a fire through nozzles included in a nozzle array housing of the nozzle array unit.


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    Title :

    Helicopter aerial wildfire suppression system


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    Publication date :

    2025-04-15


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    A62C FIRE-FIGHTING , Feuerbekämpfung / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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