How much can a helicopter lift water?

How much can a helicopter lift water?

Helicopters used on wildfires can carry between 150-2600 US Gallons of water in a bucket suspended below the helicopter or between 200-2800 US Gallons in tanks fixed to the underside or inside the helicopter fuselage. The bigger and more powerful the helicopter, the more water it can carry.

How do helicopters get water?

Large, heavy-lift helicopters can fill their water tanks with a snorkel that siphons water from lakes, rivers, or other sources. Smaller helicopters carry water in buckets that hold between 100-400 gallons of water. Each bucket has a release valve on the bottom controlled by the helicopter crew.

How much water does Elvis helicopter hold?

9,500 litres
The helicopter, which can hold 9,500 litres (2,500 US gal) of water or foam mix, has been brought out by the Victorian Government from the United States for each fire season since 2001-2002.

How much water can a fire plane carry?

After the aircraft were retired from the Navy, they were transformed into firefighting aerial tankers. The aircraft can carry 7,200 gallons of water or retardant and their drop can cover an area of up to 4 acres.

How many liters of fuel does a helicopter use?

Over the 94 km distance the helicopter will burn about 64 liters of fuel whereas the van will burn just over 20 liters. So, despite the distance saved the helicopter will use more than 3x more fuel than the van. How does this compare to other transportation modes?

How much fuel does a Chinook helicopter hold?

In its lifetime, or per hour, or per tank full? A Chinook holds around 3,900 liters (just over 1000 US gallons) of aviation turbine fuel (Jet A probably). It has an endurance of about 2.5 hours at normal cruise speed of 160 knots.

How many GHGs are produced by a helicopter?

Our helicopter transports 4 people over 615 km with 419 liters of Jet A fuel. The GHG emissions from Jet A are similar to gasoline, at around 3 kg per liter (See AskPablo: The Tailpipe Mystery ), so 419 liters would result in 1,257 kg of GHGs. This needs to be adjusted form our passenger-kms of 2,460 (4 people x 615 km) to 100 pkm.

How many people can be carried in a helicopter?

Helicopters come in sizes from carrying 2 people to 40 or so people and some can carry up to 7 tonnes of fire fighting foam/water (ERICKSON Skycrane). No one has mention the piston powered helicopters yet.