CAFFS & rescue
CAFFS: containerized aerial fire fighting systems
The Guardian is a significant advancement in Aerial Firefighting. Caylym’s development team, based in Fresno (CA, USA), has designed a patented firefighting system that is simple and universal. The Guardian is an 8-ply, continuously wound corrugated container that holds 264 gallons or 1000 liters of liquid. Unlike other systems, no aircraft modifications are required to use The Guardian.
This advanced system is deployed using the well-established Container Delivery System (CDS) procedures from any rear-loading cargo aircraft. Each Guardian releases its contents below and behind the aircraft in an overlapping pattern creating an instant and accurate rainstorm. The Guardian has demonstrated the ability to deliver a payload designed for a direct attack or for laying a long, consistent, solid line for retardant.
Using existing military aircraft, The Guardian expands a country’s aerial firefighting capabilities without the need to perform any aircraft modifications. Local and national governments no longer need to maintain and store a single-mission firefighting fleet. For example, the United States only has a dozen or so high capacity water bombers, yet the ANG has hundreds of military C-130s capable of delivering the Guardian. These military aircraft, operated by State Air Guard Units, can serve their home or neighboring states in times of need. This potential aerial firefighting fleet is operated and maintained by the ANG and is mission ready.
The Guardian can be assembled, filled and loaded in minutes with just two workers. Though the Guardian is 100% recyclable and 90% biodegradable each individual Guardian unit and its components remain tethered land inside the drop zone for easy clean up. Units can be collapsed into their space saving shipping configuration and recycled.
Guardians property of the Italian Air Force
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No airframe modification on any aircraft is required to accommodate the Guardian.
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The Guardian can be dropped from any rear-loading aircraft including:
Airplanes:
Leonardo C-27J Spartan
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Boeing C-17 Globemaster
Casa C-295
Casa CN-235
Fairchild C-123
Boeing CV-22 Osprey
Helicopters:
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
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The Guardian transforms rear-loading cargo aircraft into a firefighting platform.
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Units hold 264 gallons (1,000 liters) of liquid (fresh/salt water, gel, foam, and retardant).
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A C-130 carrying 16 units can drop any combination of units or the entire cargo, increasing flexibility and utility of each sortie.
The Dolphin-3 is a self-powered electric water rescue device which is directed by a remote controller: it’s an innovative technology that fills the gap between traditional foam buoys and jet skis as it is more precise, cheaper to deploy, and safer for rescuers. Dolphin-3 can propel itself to rescue a casualty, faster than any skilled swimmer, while the rescuer can operate it with a remote controller.
Easy operation
Dolphin-3 is controlled by a simplified remote controller; pressing the trigger can drive it forward; while rotating the knob can turn left or right. Any first-time user can learn to operate it in seconds.
Powerful propeller & strong buoyancy
With a maximum speed of 7 m/s, Dolphin-3 can cut through waves and torrents to reach a troubled swimmer within the golden rescue minute; the device provides a buoyancy that is equivalent to 2 regular buoys, allowing it to carry multiple casualties in one action.
Highly visible
The Dolphin-3 is bright orange and mounted with two high penetration flashing fog lights, making it easy to track by eyesight over long distances and in bad weather.
Injury & tangle free
A tailor-made shell over the propellers makes it very safe for a panicking casualty to grab or pull randomly. It can also avoid entanglement with water plants or debris when the Dolphin-3 is operating in dirty water areas.
Reliable and safe
The batteries are stored in a water-tight independent cabin so that even if the hull is damaged accidentally, the Dolphin-3 can keep functioning and bring a casualty back to shore safely.
Specifications
Remote Control
Dolphin-3