<p>An aerial fire suppression system mountable to a helicopter fuselage is provided. The system having a tank divided into at least two compartments by a barrier. The base of each compartment having an outwardly opening door. The system also having a retractable snorkel unit attached to the tank for transferring liquid from a liquid source into the compartments. An inflatable seal minimizes the leakage of the liquid from the compartments at the junction where the outwardly opening door engages the tank. A modified cyclic controls the operation of the tank and the components thereof. Also described is a method of suppressing a fire using the aerial fire suppression system.</p>
申请公布号
WO2011113144(A1)
申请公布日期
2011.09.22
申请号
WO2011CA00278
申请日期
2011.03.17
申请人
ASCENT HELICOPTERS LTD.;LEMKE, TRENT;WILCOX, WARREN, A.