A suspension and control head apparatus for an aerial firefighting bucket that is suspendable from an aircraft and operable to release fluid by a movable valve, the apparatus comprising an elongate rigid spreader having attachment portions at opposite ends of the spreader member; a housing connected to the spreader member between the attachment portions; a remotely controllable actuator within the housing operable to advance and retract a valve control line connected to the movable valve on the bucket to open and close the valve; a cargo ring adapted to connecting to a cargo hook on the aircraft; suspension lines connected between each attachment portion and the cargo ring; and the ends of the spreader bar being operable to connect to bucket support lines for suspending the weight of the firefighting bucket evenly between the ends.


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    Title :

    SUSPENSION AND CONTROL HEAD APPARATUS FOR AERIAL FIREFIGHTING BUCKET


    Contributors:
    ARNEY DONALD (author) / BROOKE PETER (author)

    Publication date :

    2021-08-19


    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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