CPC B64D 39/06 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/06 (2013.01); B64D 1/16 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64D 5/00 (2013.01); B67D 7/04 (2013.01); B67D 7/40 (2013.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 50/12 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); B64U 80/82 (2023.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A system for fighting fires, comprising:
a tank of fire-retardant material in a fixed wing aircraft;
a deployable delivery hose connected to the tank of fire-retardant material, having a delivery nozzle at an end away from the tank of fire retardant material;
an end effector connected to and carrying the delivery hose proximate the delivery nozzle, the end effector having thrusters controllable in thrust and direction;
an imaging device on the end effector imaging environment proximate the end effector; and
control circuitry including a display monitor, the control circuitry configured to provide command inputs controlling actuators varying thrust and direction of the thrusters on the end effector, and a valve in the delivery nozzle;
wherein the system is configured to deliver the fire retardant material with the delivery hose deployed, images from the end effector transmitted to the control circuitry and displayed on the display monitor, and an operator viewing the images on the display monitor, using the command inputs to maneuver the end effector, carrying the nozzle at the end of the delivery hose to a position proximate the fire, and opening the valve on the nozzle.
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