Airborne fire fighting system
US6581878B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D1/16
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
System and method for pressurizing and dispersing fire retardant from an aircraft, particularly aircraft structured and equipped for retarding or extinguishing forest fires, that includes a small power pack having a plenum operatively interconnecting a plurality of individual solid propellant gas generator devices each containing solid propellant materials that react pyrotechnically when initiated electrically to generate large quantities of high-pressure gas in a few seconds for discharging a liquid retardant reservoir.
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