The provincial government began the bidding process for The purchase of the first hydrant aircraft for the Santa Fe state. With an official budget of 5.5 billion pesos, the Provincial Directorate of Mobility and Aeronautics of the Ministry of Government and Public Innovation will be destined. The opening of envelopes with economic offers will take place on May 15 at 12.
With the aim of fighting fires, the new aircraft will have very specific technical characteristicsas a turboheric monomotor; monoplane, low wing; metal; Tandem biplaza; hydrant; amphibian (with pontones equipped with wheel -eyed train); and with a hopper capacity not less than 3 thousand liters. As for the engine and propeller, a turboheric engine is required of no less than 1,600 SHP and a five-blade metal propeller, constant speed, reversible step and with Shot-Speened treatment. In addition, the aircraft will be high -visibility yellow with blue side lines.
“It will be a very important element in the fight against fires, especially in areas of difficult access or that have an extension that hinders the operational capacity of the forest brigades,” said the Secretary of Civil Protection of the province, Marcos Escajadillo.
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Hydrant plane capabilities
The new hydrant aircraft will have the capacity to combat large and small firesnot only as an initial attack but also for extended attack tasks and support for land equipment. You can also operate from small airfields, remote landing clues, not prepared, dirt roads and with a minimal infrastructure. To do this, you can take off in less than 10 minutes from the operation requestoperate on a ramp next to the water and land and extract from water, lagoons, rivers and reservoirs.
In this regard, ESCAJADILLO explained that the hydrant “Al Dump your water capacity or the product used in fire focuses, the time and exposure of forest brigadists to extinguish the fire decreases“, So” it must be part of an organized and coordinated work scheme that will determine the moment in which it is used, taking into account the logistics conditions so that it can function properly and the weather conditions, especially of the wind. “
As for the complete recharge capacity, it will be in no more than 20 seconds in aquatic operation and in no more than 10 minutes in terrestrial operation. It will have a multi -purpose capacity, good maneuverability and low operating cost.
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Aircraft yield
Regarding the yield, the takeoff distance will be not exceeding 2,300 feet with maximum take -off weight, the ascent regime not less than 800 feet per minute with maximum takeoff weight, the cruise speed not less than 170 knots and the reach in economic cruise not less than 1,200 km.
Will have an autonomy not less than 3 hoursworking speed between 100 and 110 knots, loss speed with retracted flaps not greater than 95 knots at maximum weight of takeoff, loss speed with extended flaps not greater than 85 knots at maximum landing weight and loss speed in landing without load not greater than 65 knots.
Finally, The ship will have amphibious floats; reinforced cabin structure; airbag system; air conditioning/heating; LED luminaire; Mermaid – Megaphone; Computerized Fire Gate System of the last generation; programmable fire gate; Flight, motor and instrument panel commands for both positions; Audio and GPS/COM/ELT Panel.
It will also have safe functions against rays; manual cancellation of fuel control; Motor fire detection system; and 3 -inch water loading.
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