Wed, Jan 11, 2012
Canadair Water Bombers To Get Enhanced Vision Systems
Those who watched the reality TV show "Ice Pilots" on NatGeo
last year may remember the delivery of two CL-215 water bombers
purchased from a Canadian aviation company by the government of
Turkey. Now, those two airplanes are to be fitted with Enhanced
Vision systems through a cooperative agreement between Max-Viz and
Rocky Mountain Aircraft of Calgary, Alberta Canada.
The two aircraft will have Max-Viz EVS-1500 installed to assist
with their fire suppression activities in Turkey. “This is a
follow-on installation activity after outfitting the Government of
Manitoba, Canada with similar installations using Rocky
Mountain’s STC design for the CL-215,” states Tim Shaw,
Avionics Manager for Rocky Mountain Aircraft. “The success of
the EVS-1500 in these fire environments is unparalleled within the
industry, and will make a dramatic difference in the effectiveness
and safety for this launch evaluation initiative in Turkey”
Shaw states. “The test flights over the Anatolian landscape
demonstrated the systems effectiveness in accurately targeting
grass fires, but more impressive was a low level pass over a
reservoir in a simulated scooping run. The EVS clearly showed
mooring posts, docks and floating debris well before they were
visible to the naked eye. This obvious increase in operational
efficiency, situational awareness and flight safety should make
this system a “must have” for aerial firefighting
operations.”
Bob Yerex, Vice President of Sales for Max-Viz states “I
personally completed the fire suppression testing for the EVS-1500
up in Alaska so we knew this cooperative international effort with
Rocky was going to be a tremendous success. The ability to
effectively eliminate the smoke from the operational profile while
simultaneously imaging the physical structure of the fire presents
a whole new operational paradigm in this extremely hazardous
environment.” Yerex adds “there is nothing
available within the industry that can provide a comparative level
of situational awareness or safety enhancement in a dynamic fire
environment.”
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