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Heli Expo 2004: a new firefighting water drop system has been shown

Las Vegas, USA - The Slingtank is simply based on gravity

A new water drop system has been produced and shown to its potential users. It deals with the so called Slingtank, designed by an Australian pilot operating in firefighting helicopters units. Its producer company is the Canadian Cadorath Aerospace Distribution. This system innovates from a safety point of view as it would not need electric motors or merely hydraulic but, on the contrary, it would...

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Rome, Italy, 03/18/2004 12:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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