WH 1300 Billings Flying Service Calamity Complex Fire Oregon                    We supply a wide range of custom-made helicopter                  Water Hog 3000 litre McDermott Aviation Bell 214B1 Spain                      (Photo Courtesy of Todd McKinley Grant County Sheriffs Office)                                       fire fighting buckets to suit any aerial application                                     (Photo Courtesy of McDermott Aviation, Australia)

             

Manufacturer of the World Class Lightweight "Water Hog" Helicopter Fire Fighting Buckets

Any volume manufactured from 400 litres / 105 US Gallons to over 20,000 Litres / 5263 US Gallons

 All our helicopter fire fighting buckets can be landed full for "Tanker Support" of ground crews -
no other fire fighting buckets are free-standing capable

 Sales, Enquires & Quotes. E-mail: afcwaterhog@ozemail.com.au

International Phone: 61 - 418 785 986

 

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        Water Hog 1300 Litre                                           Bell 205 with Water Hog 1300 Litre

                   Water Hog 1300 Litre Stowed in Bell 205                                                   WH 1300 Water Drop

Any volume from 900 Litres / 237 US Gallons can be made.

    Key Benefits

  • Multi Drop Fully Composite Patented Valve
  • Rapid Vertical Filling
  • Efficient, Effective and water tight valve seals
  • Valve offset to accommodate Horizontally Mounted High Volume Stainless Steel Pump
  • Lowest Pump Installation Height of any fire fighting bucket World Wide
  • Pump removable in 20 minutes, Installation 20 - 30 minutes
  • Rapid filling, 1300 litres in 30 seconds
  • No heavy Pump Cables Required on Long Line
  • Most powerful & responsive valve actuation system used in a fire fighting bucket
  • No Control Head
  • No Webbing or Stitching to wear out
  • No Shackles
  • No Hydraulics or Pneumatics
  • Composite Valve and Outlet Port manufactured of the strongest materials available
  • Lightweight and collapsible for ease of carriage
  • Extremely strong and highly visible Polyurethane Fabric that maintains it's colour
  • Simple and very compact Control Box (10 Amp power requirement only)
  • Pump can be fitted with minimal tooling
  • We manufacture any volume of Water Hog to the clients specification
  • All Water Hog Pricing: On Application

Water Hog Weight Watchers Guide         *With Pump add 30 Kgs / 66 lbs

Capacity Litres Capacity US Gal

   Empty Weight Kgs

  Empty Weight Lbs

WH 900   litre 237 US Gallons 46 Kgs 101 lbs
WH 1000 litre 263 US Gallons 50 Kgs 110 lbs
WH 1100 litre 289 US Gallons 52 Kgs 114 lbs
WH 1200 litre 316 US Gallons 55 Kgs 121 lbs
WH 1300 litre 342 US Gallons 59 Kgs 130 lbs
WH 1400 litre 368 US Gallons 61 Kgs 134 lbs
WH 1500 litre 395 US Gallons 63 Kgs 139 lbs
WH 1600 litre 421 US Gallons 66 Kgs 145 lbs