If we’re not participating in a jet-powered water cannon arms race yet, we need to get going. Because once you watch China’s $US456,000 monster shoots four tons of water per minute, you’re going to want one of our own.
That contraption – meant to suppress office fires – has a range of nearly 120m and expels water fast enough to not just douse flames but choke the oxygen out of them. Come on, scientists of America. Surely we can strap a jet onto something even cooler than this. Right? [Phoenix News Media via Engadget]
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Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 9:54 PMAviation Rescue Fire Fighting in Australia operates Rosenbauer Panther Mark 8 fire vehicles at larger airports. The roof mounted monitor on the vehicle is capable of delivering 80 litres/second, emptying the vehicle’s 8900 litre tank in around two and a half minutes. At category 9 airports such as Melbourne, four of these vehicles will be dispatched to aircraft emergencies within three minutes. At 1.2 million per vehicle, I think we’re ready for a water cannon fight!
GG
Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 2:31 PMYou think i can call them if i need to fill my pool quickly?
On the other hand that thing might come in handy to hose down a few protesters (i do hope they close their mounth)