Aerial firefighting equipment encompasses fixed and rotary-wing airframe-integrated systems for the storage, management, and controlled release of fire retardant or suppressant, including belly tanks, fixed tanks, scooping systems, and externally slung helibuckets, together with their associated gate mechanisms, flow-control valves, and structural attachment interfaces certified to applicable FAR/CS airworthiness standards.
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Fluid Power •
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Seals & Sealing •
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Plastics •
Bearings •
Design Software •
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Mechanical Connectors •
Coatings •
Shielding •
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Chemicals •
Environmental Systems •
Computer Integrated Manufacturing •
Technical Consultants •
Electrical Power Systems •
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