Continual Research and development leads to new evolution of airborne firefighting tank technology to aid in accurate and faster dispersal of water onto bushfires. In 2018, the Helitak FT4500 Fire Tank underwent rigorous flight-testing and trials in conjunction with High Performance Helicopters (HPH) in California. The tank received 8110-3 Major Alteration approval in early 2020 with HPH President, Brad Bauder commenting, “High Performance Helicopters has been testing and operating the new Helitak Black Hawk tank design for near on two years now and this tank is a game changer in the Aerial firefighting space. “Lightweight, Large Type 1 water volume capacity and easy plug and play operations offering a perfect and controllable drop pattern every time.” Helitak, an Australia aerial firefighting design and manufacturing company, has been specializing in rotary aircraft fire suppressions systems for over a decade and prides itself on the delivery of high-volume water and retardant from its revolutionary retractable tank system offering enormous head pressure that offers an unmatched drop pattern coverage delivery. The STC Certification project was overseen and managed by U.S. Technical (Aviation Products, Services, Engineering & Certification) based in Southern California. In addition to continuing to work with Helitak on a number of
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