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Airport crash tenders offer relatively good acceleration for their size and weight, are able to negotiate rough terrain outside the airport area, carry large capacities of water and fire fighting foam, are fitted with powerful high-capacity pumps and water/foam cannons, and are capable of delivering firefighting media over long distances. They ...
Rosenbauer Panther is a model of airport crash tender produced by Austrian manufacturer Rosenbauer. It exists in 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 versions, with a 6x6 electric version in development. The 8x8 version accommodates 14,500 litres (3,830 gallons) of fire extinguishing agents and a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph), with an operating weight of 40 ...
Water salute for the commencement of easyJet service at Gibraltar International Airport in 2016. A water salute is an occasional occurrence used for a ceremonial purpose. It typically consists of a vehicle which travels under plumes of water expelled by one or more fire-fighting vehicles, as a mark of respect or appreciation.
The Alvis Salamander is a six-wheel drive airport crash tender with off-road capabilities, developed in 1956. [1]It shares the same common Alvis six-wheel-drive chassis and other components with the FV 601 Saladin armoured car and FV 603 Saracen armoured personnel carrier.
Further, should fire either be encountered in the cabin or extend there from an external fire, the ARFF responders must work to control/extinguish these fires as well. [1] Primary to the hazard mitigation and safe evacuation of ambulatory passengers is the need to perform rescue operations. Passengers unable to extricate themselves must be ...
A terrifying incident unfolded at Chicago O’Hare Airport this week when a plane engine caught fire on the runway moments before takeoff.. A United Airlines Airbus 320 had careened onto the ...
A fire ripped through a plane's engine at an airport in Delhi, India, on 25 July. Flames ripped through the Dash 8 turbo-propeller operated by low-cost carrier SpiceJet while the aircraft was ...
Fixed fire monitor at a plastic manufacturing factory. A deluge gun, fire monitor, master stream or deck gun is an aimable controllable high-capacity water jet used for manual firefighting or automatic fire protection systems. Deluge guns are often designed to accommodate foam which has been injected in the upstream piping.