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Device for assisting with the extinguishing of fires by water-bombing aircraft

US5878819A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 1997
Grant dateMar 9, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64D1/18
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device for assisting the extinguishing of fires by water-bombing aircraft. The device includes at least one sensor for sensing the source of the fire, a device for pinpointing the position of the aircraft, a geographical database and a calculator for calculating the route of the aircraft as a function of its position and the position of the source as pinpointed in the database.

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