Aerial ignition by drone - Fire Aviation
WEBOct 30, 2015 · Typically when aerial ignition is used to light a prescribed fire or a burnout operation on a wildfire, it is done with a large plastic sphere dispenser mounted in a conventional helicopter, as in the photo below. Dennis Kirkley of Kaibab Helitack loads the plastic sphere dispenser (ping pong ball machine) with plastic spheres.
New drone attachment holds almost triple the number of aerial …
WEBSep 12, 2019 · The new design is easier to maintain and can drop the spheres at up to four times the rate if desired, an increase from 30 to 120 spheres per minute. By using an Android app, the user can configure ignition spacing, number of ignition spheres, mission duration, and altitude.
FBS-HS - Helifire
WEBThe PyroShot High Speed (HS) is a gas-propelled, thumb-trigger-activated, incendiary sphere hand-launcher. Compatible with Dragon Eggs, the PyroShot HS uses compressed gas to fire upwards of 100 m (320 ft.) @ max operating pressure of 160 psi.
WEB(c) Construct a simple physical model of your ping pong ball launcher that allows you to accurately predict and control the launch velocity of the ping pong ball. 4 Timeline and Deliverables
Launching systems for ignition spheres - Wildfire Today
WEBMar 4, 2010 · For several decades ignition spheres (aka “ping pong balls”) have been dropped from helicopters, but these new launchers, co-developed by SEI Industries and Field Support Services, are designed to...
Ping-pong balls and drones: Future of fire in the forest
WEBAug 28, 2023 · These dispensers are capable of dropping incendiary objects from the aircraft, a function previously restricted to helicopters. Ping-pong balls, or “dragon eggs,” are filled with a chemical powder form of potassium permanganate and then injected with glycol upon release, causing a chemical reaction that ignites the ping-pongs.
Fireball-dropping drones and the new technology helping fight fires
WEBOct 16, 2020 · Each of the one-inch spheres, called Dragon Eggs, contains potassium permanganate, and just before they are released they are given a pin injection of anti-freeze.
Aerial Ignition Operations on the Yeti Fire | “Plastic ... - Facebook
WEBThe machine has a hopper that is loaded with the “ping pong balls” – plastic spheres that contain potassium permanganate – and the loading and firing device. This device injects the spheres with a small amount of ethyl glycol (antifreeze) that causes a chemical reaction which generates enough heat to ignite the ball once it’s on the ...
Dragon Eggs - Helifire
WEBThe incendiary devices, called Dragon Eggs, are 1” diameter polystyrene hollow spheres with 3 grams of Potassium Permanganate sealed inside. They are used with SEI Industries’ Red Dragon and Green Dragon, and also with all PyroShot launchers. For pricing on Dragon Eggs click HERE!
Helitack - US Forest Service
WEBHelitack. Helitack crews are teams of firefighters who are transported by helicopter to wildfires. Helicopters provide rapid transport, enabling helitack crews to quickly respond and assess a wildfire situation. Helitack crews may land near a wildfire or, if equipped and trained, rappel from a hovering helicopter.