Kawak 2,600-gallon water bucket(Updated at 9:34 a.m. Aug. 9, 2022. Based on information from Andy Mills of Kawak Aviation, we edited this article to show that the bucket holds 2,600 gallons, not 2,000 gallons as stated by the TV station.)
Kawak Aviation has developed a bucket to enable a large firefighting helicopter to transport and drop 2,600 gallons of water. The company based in Bend, Oregon says their Cascade bucket is the largest bucket built in North America.
Thanks and a tip of the hat go out to Steve and Gerald.
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Well I’ve been waiting for somebody to do some math. The 54 does 25,000 pounds max all day. The 47 is close. Why knot design a free hanging single point connecting bucket to erase these fires. Yea ok uhi’s and other small Helo’s contribute. Google says h2o weigh 8ish pounds. Let’s get these very large buckets out there. The Ground crews and property owners would be grateful.
Hi, Bill. Andy Mills from Kawak here. The TV station got their wires crossed on this. This is actually 2,600 gallon bucket for the CH-47. Don’t know how they mangle that to 2,000 gallons. It has a powerfill brushless motor pump in the bottom that will fill at 2,000 gallons a minute. Might want to correct your story. Thanks very much !
Thank you Andy. We just edited the article to reflect what you wrote.
Better off tanking everything!
Interesting news, a bit large for some helicopter fleets. All in all more help for fighting fires. Way to go KAWAK!
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