Cutting-edge design puts fires out faster

摘要

But life has a funny way of getting in the path of well-laid plans and, instead of following his passion for flying, Jason was encouraged to get a 'real job' and so opted to study engineering. However, his love of aviation never left him and at the age of 27 he gained his commercial pilots' licence. He worked hard and knocked on many doors in a bid to make it his career and was rewarded in 1999 when he landed a role with a major Queensland-based aerial agricultural and firefighting operation. As this operator expanded its operations over the ensuing years, fitting its helicopters with tanks that would allow them to fight bushfires quickly and efficiently from the air, Jason gained experience and insights into the impact a helicopter, laden with water, could have on a fire due to its speed and agility. However, he also came to recognise that the tanks on the market had two apparent problems.