Reservoir intended to be transported by helicopter for fighting fires of drills.

摘要

The present invention relates to the construction of a tank intended to transport water by helicopter for fighting forest fires. It consists of a principal casing (1) provided with a solid cover (5) at its top, a spraying base at its bottom intended to convert the mass of water contained into rain. The inside of this tank comprises a retaining base provided at its centre with an opening which is obturated by a valve intended to be controlled externally by the means of transport and which will release the contained water as soon as it is opened through the spraying base in order thus to allow the seats of fires to be extinguished with greater accuracy. The tank is intended to be connected by four cables to a helicopter attached to the said tank at four points, the said cables passing through an intermediate square frame (55) making it possible to apply forces vertically at the suspension points of the tank, the water discharge opening control being provided by an auxiliary cable acting on a lever provided on the tank. IMAGE