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The Badger Helicopter Tank Delivery System

The Badger Helicopter Tank Delivery System

“Proactive, Aggressive Fire Bombing and Initial Attack Delivery Control Technology ”

Tower Aerospace Inc.  Critical On Demand ,International Emergency Response and  Product Support Company –

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ADVANCED WILDFIRE INITIAL ATTACK, FLUID TANK  WATER BOMBING, HELICOPTER EQUIPMENT
Helicopter Horizontal Line Layer Delivery System, creates barriers flanking wild fires.

Tower Aerospace  since 1990 has designed, built and certified Carbon Fiber Water Bombing Tanks

 

The Badger has the most unique drop pattern in the world today. The tank is capable of precision water drops in the 90% accuracy range, with 100% load delivery. This system also has the ability for Barrier Creation. The Badger loads faster than any other present day helitanker system. The tank onloads on average in 15 18 seconds. The Badger has offload capabilities as well for ground crew. With the tank installed, the helicopter also has Cargo Hook capabilities. When the Badger releases its full load, the water/foam clears the doors in 0.5 seconds and the entire load is intact when it hits the target area. This means that the Badger tanker system is very aggressive in massive canopy penetration. The Badger has surpassed all others in this area.

 

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Badger Specifications

The Badger is designed for Rotor Craft:

  • Bell 205/212/214/412 & UH-1 Series, Canadian Forces “Griffon”

Purpose:

  • Precision Water Bombing
  • Barrier Creation
  • Capacity:
  • 310 US Gallons
  • 155 US Gallons per side

Overall Dimensions:

  • 178″ x 76″ x 23″

Installation:

  • Initial Helicopter Preparation:
  • Hardwire: 2 Days
  • Air Frame Strengthening Kit: 4 Days
  • 2 hours at the beginning of the fire season after helicopter preparation
  • In season on/off -1 hour

Operational Cost Savings:

  • Fill Time: 15-18 seconds
  • Water Onload: 310 US Gallons
  • Leakage: 0.0 Gallons
  • Estimated Turn Around Time: 10.4 Minutes
  • Effective Load Penetration: 95%
  • 5.8 Loads/Hour
  • Effective Load (Gal/Hr): 1430.8 Gallons
  • Number of Missions (10,000 Gallons): 40.32
  • Effective Load on Fire ($/Gal): $1.47
  • (Presently there are 1300 Lbs Cargo Hook Capability approved & 2400 Lbs approval pending)
  • Compared to other fire suppression units available, this is a significant savings and significant operational capability.

Badger Models

Basic Model:

  • Weight: 625 Lbs Net Weight
  • Features: Cam Lock Loading No Snorkel
  • 0.5 Second Load Drop

Fully Loaded Model:

  • Weight: 690 Lbs Net Weight
  • Features: Retractable Snorkel
  • Cargo Hook Capabilities
  • Foam Injection System
  • Offload Capabilities – Tank onboard pump
  • 0.5 Second Load Drop

 

Average 15 18 Second Onload
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