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Australia Certifies Recoil’s Tsunami Aerial Firefighting Tank System
Recoil Aerospace Inc. (Recoil) recently obtained approval from Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for its Tsunami aerial fire suppression systems (AFSS) tank system.
U.S.-based Recoil’s Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SR02584AK for the H225 Super Puma helicopter represents the only tank approved for operations with that aircraft.
Key features of the tank system include underside fuselage mounting, retractable tank design, fastest airspeed available and rapid hover-filling.
Kentucky-based Recoil adds this STC to a wide-ranging list of existing international approvals. The Recoil STC is already in place in the United States and Canada, as well as the Republic of Korea and other regions.
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With the approval, Australian firefighting programs can immediately add this key technology upgrade for
the emerging
bushfire season across the continent. Tsunami AFSS units are available for immediate acquisition.
“This certification is vital to assisting operators down under, particularly with the Australian fire season now underway,” says Recoil President and Pilot Joseph Rice. “Rapid installation combined with high-volume, fixed-tank water delivery means maximum fire suppression effectiveness.”
Rice adds, from a pilot’s perspective, the Tsunami AFSS is robust, fast to fly, reliable and highly maneuverable.
Additionally, the company announced the pending U.S. FAA approval of
its
Tsunami AFSS STC for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter series, anticipated for the 2025 fire season in North America.
Recoil’s low-profile aerial suppression platform mounts directly to the fuselage, eliminating external long-line bucket operations, requiring no modifications to the helicopter landing gear. Install and removal occurs in minutes. A performance
upgrade in capabilities
from legacy external water buckets, firefighting crews are able to fly over urban population centers without the hazard of underslung, jettisonable loads. Aerial suppression efforts become more efficient given rapid turnarounds and rapid response to incidents.
Recoil provides full support including its “Recoil Academy” training program from its Kentucky headquarters. Also importantly, Recoil is the only U.S.- based company producing these types of
modern, fuselage-mounted, retractable AFSS tanks. fully
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