McDermott Aviation - Fire Fighting Capabilities

[Music] this is mcdermott aviation the helicopter specialists when it comes to reliability performance plus the attitude know-how and ability to get the job done we provide a service that is unrivaled by any other helicopter company operating in australia we pride ourselves as being the industry leader in aerial fire fighting within australia and around the world fighting fires each and every year in each corner of australia and having fought fires internationally in countries such as new caledonia america canada indonesia greece and portugal we have grown into australia's largest privately owned helicopter company whilst building a solid reputation throughout the world it's not only our fleet and their capabilities that is responsible for our success a large part of it is the skill and attitude of our dedicated staff that allows us to be 100 self-sufficient and provide the service to our clients that they come to expect from us with over 170 employees including 50 engineers 15 refuelers 30 support staff and 40 pilots there is no operation like it within australia when it comes to aircraft and their capabilities this is where we have an edge our firefighting fleet include 15 bell 214b helicopters making us by far the world's largest 214 operator this aircraft is the most powerful single engine twin bladed helicopter ever manufactured with 2950 horsepower the heavy lift helicopter with its maximum lift capacity of 3 000 kilograms it can be configured with a 2 650 liter tsunami fire fighting tank or a 3 000 liter underslung bucket making it the leader when it comes to fire fighting operations although similar in appearance to the other bell medium helicopters with almost 3 000 shaft horsepower an upgraded main rotor system and with twice the lift capacity the bell 214b easily outperforms all other bell mediums our entire bell 214b fleet are equipped with event logging to track the quantity of water delivered to the fire in line with nafsi standards the system records the quantity of product delivered including the type of product water foam or gel with the drop footprint taking into consideration the configuration of the delivery system the load on board and the substantive drop on top of that all of our firebombing fleet are fitted with tamper-proof cockpit cameras that we utilize for training of flight crew as well as monitoring aircraft performance trend monitoring and much more we have taken the bell 214b from being just a heavy lift helicopter to a machine that is equipped with some of the most advanced aerial fire fighting technology available then there's our bell 214 st fleet the twin engine version of the 214b this is the big brother of the bee model the st can be fitted with either 3 400 and 10 liter bambi bucket or the 500 liter hell attack tank this tank allows the pilot to have greater control over the tank's drop pattern allowing the drop to be controlled at either 20 40 60 80 or 100 drop rate and can be easily adjusted depending on the requirement not only is the bell 214 st a proven workhorse it is a transport category helicopter capable of carrying 15 passengers with full oei capability to maximum gross weight making it the very first in its class owned by an australian company we are proud to see the bell 214 st finally making its mark in the australian firefighting scene another secret to our success is the dedication that goes into refining our product and developing new systems this can be clearly seen in many of our projects such as evident in our constant flow fill system allowing us to fill our fire fighting tanks from salt water in all mcdermott aviation have built the reputation as the go-to company when fire agencies need not only capable firefighting aircraft but a professional team with unrivaled support to ensure the job gets done welcome to mcdermott aviation [Music] you

Channel: McDermott Aviation Group

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Length: 5min 24sec (324 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 15 2020