This video contains only water scooping from Nea Peramos/Elefsina area.
Four (4) out of ten (10) operating in Greece summer 2023, Bell 214ST helicopters of McDermott Aviation during fire in Dervenochoria.
The registrations of the four Bell 214ST helicopters are:
N512EV Bell 214ST Serial #: 28115
N746H Bell 214ST Serial #: 28200
N787SR Bell 214ST Serial #: 28176
N825H Bell 214ST Serial #: 28137
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Bell 214ST Tech Details
McDermott Aviation, in joint venture with Isolair U.S.A, has developed and manufactured the ‘Tsunami’ Belly Tank system for the Bell 214ST Helicopter.
With a capacity of 2600 litres, it is one of the highest capacity tanks available.
This system, along with the Eliminator II Bell 204/205 Tanks manufactured by us under license with Isolair inc, provide the complete ‘in house’ fire fighting solution.
These systems comprise of both a foam retardant system - with an automatic injection, or a gel injection tank that allows a pre determined mix to be injected by the pilot.
The system also has a high volume (214 - 75L/second, 204 - 35L/second) Kawak “Snorkel Pump” allowing rapid ‘hover’ loading from shallow water.
Both tank systems allow for either a “drop” of the entire load, or partial “drop” as required.
All actions, including dump volume and drop length (time) are precisely controlled and monitored by the pilot.
Each water load can be tracked via an onboard GPS logging system which allows us to gather data for our clients and show them exactly where the water was sourced, how much water was sourced, and also where the water was dispersed and how many Litres/ha was dropped on a particular fire.
Crew: Single
Capacity: 12 Passenger
Lift capacity: 3000 Kg
Max Hook Load: 3636 Kg
Endurance: 3.3 Hours
Cruise Speed: 130 Kts
Max Air Speed: 140 Kts
Powerplant: Honeywell T55-08D - 2930 SHP Turbine
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