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Video: K-Max demonstrate unmanned fire fighting
A team of Lockheed Martin and Kaman K-Max unmanned aircraft successfully demonstrated its ability to aid in firefighting operations. (www.aviationanalysis.net) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Somebody's in love with UAVs.
So it saves the cost of pilot salary and adds the cost of the remote controller.
24,000 pounds of water in an hour, at 8#/gal that makes about 3,000 gals. nat 250 gal/drop that's 12 drops- 1 every 5 minutes. That implies the water source is real close.
How does the cost and effectiveness compare with existing staffed flights?
How does it select a hotspot along a half-mile fireline? Does it listen to the fire boss about where to deploy?
Maybe a good conceptual start anyway.
So it saves the cost of pilot salary and adds the cost of the remote controller.
24,000 pounds of water in an hour, at 8#/gal that makes about 3,000 gals. nat 250 gal/drop that's 12 drops- 1 every 5 minutes. That implies the water source is real close.
How does the cost and effectiveness compare with existing staffed flights?
How does it select a hotspot along a half-mile fireline? Does it listen to the fire boss about where to deploy?
Maybe a good conceptual start anyway.
All the flying school drop-outs are now finding a second life as pilots of UAV's :)
You missed the drone for finding hotspots. LOL
So does the drone, find one hotspot among 500, miss 499!
Hot spot A threatens personnel, hot spot B threatens structure, hot spot 3 makes good coverage for the 5 o'clock news. Which one does the onboard decision software select?
Hot spot A threatens personnel, hot spot B threatens structure, hot spot 3 makes good coverage for the 5 o'clock news. Which one does the onboard decision software select?
Better question is which one does the remote operator select. LOL
I wonder if Amazon or any of these other non flying folks realize what is up there at any given time or just look up and see empty sky.