A fifteen man test cadre conducted a government operational verification test on two fire trucks. Thirteen tasks, including qualification tests, were performed to evaluate vehicle handling qualities, firefighting system performance, crew comfort provisions, vehicle reliability and maintainability. Vehicle employment concepts in conjunction with other firefighting apparatus were also evaluated. The truck provides good fire suppression capability for aircraft type fires when using the drive-around firefighting procedures with or without other fire vehicles. A number of malfunctions occurred during the test program; however, only one of those encountered would have prevented the vehicle from responding and applying at least 1200 gallons per minute of agent on the fire. Component part reliability must be improved before the vehicle enters the Air Force inventory.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Report of Government Operational Verification Test on A/S32P-15 Firefighting Truck


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    113 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Truck mounted firefighting platform assembly

    HALLEY RICKY LEE | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access


    Truck designed for extreme-duty firefighting

    Mercer,M. / Tatra,CS | Automotive engineering | 1998


    Worktable weight sensing structure of aerial lift truck for rescue firefighting

    KO JAE PIL | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access