POSITIVE HORIZONTAL DISPACEMENT AIRBORNE RETARDANT DELIVERY SYSTEM

THE APPLICANT FIRM PROPOSES UNDER PHASE I TO PROVE FEASIBLE A PROPOSED UNIQUE AIRBORNE RETARDANT DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM WILL LIMIT THE EFFECT OF AIRCRAFT AND ATMOSPHERIC DISTUBANCES (EG. AIRCRAFT FORWARD VELOCITY, TURBULENCE, CROSS-WINDS, HUMIDITY, ETC.) TO THE AERIAL DELIVERY OF RETARDANT. FURTHER PROPOSED IS TO ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY AND DELIVERY RATES TO BETTER MEET CURRENT MATHEMATICAL MODELS. THE END PRODUCT OF PHASE I WILL BE AN OPERATING, GROUND TESTED SINGLE TUBE PROTOTYPE COMPLETE WITH RATE AND VOLUME CONTROL. FOLLOW-ON PHASE II RESEARCH WOULD EXPAND THE SYSTEM AND RESULT IN AN ECONOMICAL, SELF-CONTAINED MULTIPLE TUBE SYSTEM. COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM WOULD MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ALL STATE AND FEDERAL CONTRACTORS FOR FIRE FIGHTING.