Recently, the large -scale fire -extinguishing/water rescue water and land amphibious aircraft "Dragon Dragon" AG600 independently developed by my country successfully completed the minimum departure speed to indicate the compliance test flight.
This represents the loss characteristics, tremor, minimum control speed in the air, the minimum manipulation speed of the ground, and the minimum ground speed of the ground speed of the AG600 aircraftThe safety and evidence collection of test flight laid a solid foundation.
In August 26, the two "Xinzhou" 60s independently developed by my country were officially delivered to the emergency management department.
This reflects the responsibility of my countrys aviation manufacturing industrys initiative to respond to global warming and meet the urgent needs of forest fire extinguishing and water rescue in my country.In recent years, with the warming of global climate, the threats of mountain fires have become increasingly intensified, which is not just a seasonal phenomenon.Therefore, countries around the world are developing related aviation technology and equipment to cope with the danger of fire.
At the end of October, "Aviation Weekly" published an article to sort out the progress of the fire protection industry around the world, saying that the global fire protection industry is actively introducing new technologies and new fleets, and new cooperation is launched.In order to make the fire flight task more secure and efficient.
New challenges and opportunities around the world
This years forest fire occurred in Oklahoma, USA.
According to the "Aviation Weekly", Bridger Aerospace, the largest air fire company in the United States, sent an aircraft to Oklahma to extinguish the forest fire in Oklahoma, USA in February this year.This is the earliest month in the fire extinguishing task in the past years.In Europe, Greece suffered a wild fire disaster in April this year.EU data shows that in 2023, the land area suffered from wildfires in Europe exceeded 5,000 square kilometers and more than 500,000 hectares (1.2 million mu) of land was destroyed. It was one of the most serious year for European wildfire in Europe since 2000.
Research data shows that the increase in the number and severity of the wildfire is closely related to climate change -higher temperature, warmer spring and longer summer arid during the dry period will cause soil andThe vegetation is more dry, which extends the fire season.
John Gould, chairmanIn the past, it was even more serious.EssenceThis has brought new opportunities to the fire extinguishing industry.
R & D of the new generation of air extinguishing airplanes
DHC-515
6 European countries including Spain, Croatia, Greece, France, Italy, and Portugal jointly purchased 22 De Havilland Corporation (De HavillandThe latest fire extinguishing amphibious aircraft produced by Canada) DHC-515, which is the latest development model of the CL-215 family.The purchase was supported by the European Commission.In addition, the European Union has deployed fire extinguishing planes to Germany and Sweden, and a few years ago, countries like Germany and Sweden did not have such fire protection demand.
"Aviation Weekly" predicts that DHC-515 will gradually replace and increase the number of about 160 CL-215 and CL-415 aircraft worldwide in the next few years. In the future, its global aircraft will beThe scale of the team will reach about 200.
Airbus, Pakistani Industry and Leonardo are also transforming existing land -based aircraft to adapt to new fire extinguishing tasks.
In addition to traditional large aircraft manufacturers, there are many new air manufacturers who are also exploring new fireproof aircraft, for example, France HynaeroThe company is developing a twin turbine amphibious aircraft, which is targeted at the fire market.Start-ups such as Belgium Roadfour and Italys 19-01 are also developing corresponding products.
AG600 "Dragon" large-scale water and land amphibious aircraft
The "Dragon" AG600 independently developed by my country uses a single -ship body body, a cantilever upper single -wing, the "T" rear wing, and the typical form of the water and land amphibious aircraft of the first three points.In addition to the forest fire extinguishing and water rescue, the "Dragon" AG600 in the future can also be applied to many fields such as marine law enforcement, environmental monitoring, island reef transportation.
Air fire extinguishing technology and solution innovation
The Kurzon Group Boeing 737-300 Fire Converting Machine
In addition to the development of new aircraft, the technology and solutions of fire extinguishing in the air are also continuously improved.
Kursen Airlines, a subsidiary of Coulson Group, Canada, is a commercial institution that specializes in operating fire extinguishers.47. Multi-type aircraft such as Lomar C-130 and Boeing 737.Its president and CEO of Britton Kurson said: "Rotor machines and amphibious aircraft can directly extinguish the fire, and large aircraft can prevent the spread by putting the flame retardant." Now Kurterson Airlines is now improving Boeing 737-The 700 aircraft is transformed into Boeing 737 Fireliner, and is equipped with a flame retardant air conveying system (RADS) to enable it to carry 19000 liters of water or flame retardants, about 4,000 liters than Boeing 737-300.
At the same time, countries are actively initiating cooperation with other countries and international organizations to jointly respond to wild fire threats.This kind of transnational cooperation will not only help reduce costs and improve efficiency, but also promote technical exchanges and experience sharing, and promote the overall development of the global air extinguishing forces.
