Kawak refill pumps supports rotorcraft Andrew Sawyer of Kawak says, “When responding to a fire every rotorcraft operator must depend on mission equipment provided by another party. Their firefighting mission equipment is the means by which they save homes, lives and keep the fire contracts they have worked hard to acquire. This is a concept that we’ve taken very seriously over the years and is the reason Kayak has developed products like our line of hover refill pumps.” The first 28vdc Kawak hover refill pump was developed in 2004. The
launch customer, McDermott Aviation in Australia, installed and tested the prototype on a Bell 214B helicopter. Testing went well and the pump did its job reliably pumping around 900 gallons per minute. Despite this early success, Kawak has continued to refine and improve the hover refill pump since 2004, simplifying, increasing durability and improving all around reliability. McDermott Aviation has grown since 2004 adding many aircraft to their fleet and Kawak has supported them the whole way. McDermott is now one of
many customers worldwide that relies on their rotorcraft firefighting products to keep fires in control in Australia. Kawak now supports the rotorcraft firefighting industry with refill pumps for fixed tank and in-bucket application providing 900-2500+ GPM, fixed tanks, Sea Snorkels, auxiliary hydraulic systems and most importantly full support of all their products. McDermott Aviation is very pleased with the performance of the Kawak Hover Pumps seen here on the cover of AirFire & Forestry’s winter edition 2016.
A parade of McDermott Aviation helicopters approaching a water supply for another “drink”.
December 2016
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