Project
Validating the GS-61 on-board mixing system for water-enhancer use with heavy helicopters
Year
2020
status
Completed
Researcher
Razim Refai (Lead); Rex Hsieh
Other Collaborator(s):
Vancouver Island Helicopters, Barracuda Environmental Solutions Inc
Advisory Member(s):
Abstract
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AAF) asked FPInnovations to conduct a field trial of two heavy helicopters that had recently been installed with on-board injection and mixing systems. The study focussed on determining the accuracy and reproducibility of these systems to produce effectively mixed water-enhancers for aerial delivery during wildfire suppression operations.
