A suspension and control head apparatus for an aerial firefighting bucket that is suspendable from an aircraft and operable to release fluid by a movable valve, the apparatus comprising an elongate rigid spreader having attachment portions at opposite ends of the spreader member; a housing connected to the spreader member between the attachment portions; a remotely controllable actuator within the housing operable to advance and retract a valve control line connected to the movable valve on the bucket to open and close the valve; a cargo ring adapted to connecting to a cargo hook on the aircraft; suspension lines connected between each attachment portion and the cargo ring; and the ends of the spreader bar being operable to connect to bucket support lines for suspending the weight of the firefighting bucket evenly between the ends.
SUSPENSION AND CONTROL HEAD APPARATUS FOR AERIAL FIREFIGHTING BUCKET
2021-08-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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