casey Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 "We are excited to have the opportunity to work with the United States Air Force to provide them with state of the art retardant aerial delivery systems (RADS) for their fleet of C-130's," says Wayne Coulson, CEO and President of Coulson Aviation. Coulson first developed and installed the RADS in 2012 to equip their own C-130H/Q for aerial fire suppression. It currently holds a contract with the United States Forest Service. Britt Coulson, Vice President of Aviation, also added "Our Next Gen SMART Controller, coupled to the C-130 RADS-XXL is the premier C-130 firefighting system in the world. We are the first system in the industry to employ technology to not only aid and reduce the workload of the pilots, but to produce a superior drop pattern on the ground. We look forward to supporting the USAF, USFS, and other countries around the world with their C-130's." Coulson Aviation has 25 years of experience in aerial fire suppression and they operate both type 1 helicopters and large fixed wing air tankers. Coulson Aviation is also one of the only companies to hold multi country aerial firefighting contracts, including: Canada, The United States, and Australia. Coulson Aviation USA is a subsidiary of the Coulson Group of Companies, which was founded in 1960. Through more than fifty years of innovation and diversification, the company has expanded into many global markets including aviation, timber harvesting, environmental cleaning technologies and gaming. Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coulson-aviation-usa-awarded-retardant-aerial-delivery-system-rads-contract-by-the-united-states-airforce-for-c-130-hercules-fleet-580148491.html#continue-jump View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Coulson Aviation to install retardant systems on USAF's HC-130 H aircraft fleet Coulson Aviation has secured a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to deliver retardant aerial delivery systems (RADS) for HC-130 H model aircraft. Under the contract, Coulson will design, manufacture, and install up to seven 3500-gallon aerial RADS for C-130 Hercules fleet. Coulson Aviation's RADS-XXL is coupled with a next generation controller, which is said to be the premier C-130 firefighting system in the world. Weighing 2,300lbs, the RADS-XXL tank can be easily installed or removed in less than 30 minutes, the company said. The system has a flow rate of 1,600 gallons per second and an E-dump rate of 1,600USG per second. Coulson Aviation vice-president Britt Coulson said: "We are the first system in the industry to employ technology to not only aid and reduce the workload of the pilots, but to produce a superior drop pattern on the ground. "We look forward to supporting the USAF, USFS, and other countries around the world with their C-130's." Coulson Aviation operates both type one helicopters and large fixed wing air tankers. It is one of the only companies to hold multi-country aerial firefighting contracts, including Canada, the US, and Australia. In November last year, Coulson Group of Canada has collaborated with Airbus Defence and Space on new water bomber version of the Airbus C295W transport aircraft. Coulson agreed to develop and manufacture a retardant dropping system (RDS) with two internal tanks of 3,500l each with an ability to transport water or retardant and to be refilled in under seven minutes. Source: http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newscoulson-aviation-to-install-retardant-systems-on-usafs-hc-130-h-aircraft-fleet-4899014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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