Soviet-era Russian workers suggested special bomb fight forest fires
August 3, 2010 0 Comments
Soviet-era Russian workers suggested special bomb fight forest fires
Core Tip: in Russia and raging forest fires in Russia, "basalt" military industrial enterprises, 20 years ago began developing ASP-500 can be easily extinguished due to special bomb similar to the practical application of the fire has not attracted much attention. Russian experts say, ASP-500 fire bomb has indeed more effective than the current mode, it seems the 2005 Russian Caigou ASP-500 considered the question, but did not make the final decision.
Data for: the former Soviet Union developed ASP-500 form special fire bomb
Present within the large area in the Russian forest fires raging
Global Times - Globe and Mail reported on August 4, according to Russia's "view report" on August 2 reported in Russia and raging forest fires around the Russian "basalt" military industrial enterprises, 20 years ago started to develop special bombs for ASP-500 easily extinguished the fire but not a similar concern about the practical applications.
It is reported that the Russian Federation State Scientific Production Enterprise "basalt" from the 80's last century, developed on the basis of aviation bombs aviation fire fighting equipment, excellent performance of ASP-500, to fight forest fires less than 1,000 square meters, to suppress technological accidents and disasters in all kinds of fire. Russia's defense industry system sources confirmed on August 2, in the fight against the use of such a large area of fire extinguishing equipment as the preferred system is the most effective. He pointed out that the use of aviation fire fighting equipment can not guarantee to carry all the water and spraying fire extinguishing agent to the fire area, the actual efficiency of about 5%, that is, from an aircraft or a helicopter spraying extinguishing agents attached to thermal areas Only a small amount of energy directly to the fire, mainly because of the fire district for the combustion air flow over the shelter, so that water and fire extinguishing agent is not an accurate fire, fell, hampered the effectiveness of fire. ASP-500 fire bombs can be a lot of water or fire extinguishing agent intact to bomb the fire zone, while the burst of air shock wave can produce the same beneficial to fire. This product has caused the United States, Bulgaria and Greece and other countries interested in, but in Russia did not receive special attention, the forest fires, the relevant situation may change, after all, using the ASP-500 bomb fire to ten times improve the fire-fighting efficiency.
ASP-500 bomb containing 400 liters by the fire extinguishing agent and the composition of jet bombs cluster bombs, after blasting can about 400 meters per second, the initial speed of more than 30 meters in diameter in the clouds, the formation of mixed air, covering about 1,000 square meters of the fire district. Can be fitted to any 500 kg bombs capable of throwing the plane, to zero at minus five degrees to 50 degrees on the temperature conditions, the use in any weather conditions.
Russia's defense industry system, another source said, ASP-500 ammunition in the fight against serious fires to be effective, such a bomb as early as exhibitions on light-off phase, but no one in Russia, its interest in the development business is forced to find outside buyers. This is a more effective fire fighting equipment, passed all tests, there is patent protection, if the previous two years to equip, then the fire now does not occur naturally. May be more economical because of the equipment and practical, helicopters and aircraft than at its source attached to thermal spraying the Feiyong Shao much, hence not to be Russia's Emergency Department should have the Zhong Shi Qing Kuang.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry press service on August 2 refused to comment on the above statement, declined to say why the ASP-500 for the time being not interested and in the future will use this product. Speaking of media ASP-500 fire bomb called the time being, only laboratory samples, the Russian Federal Aviation Secretary Kovalev forest protection as early as 2005, once said that, despite more than 20 years started to develop However, the efficiency of such products or verification should be carried out. The company began in the late 80's to develop such a bomb, the Air Force originally planned to use only the fighting, by Su -24, the front-line bomber Su -25 -160 strategic bombers or fire plan was to consider various types of weight ASP-guided bomb development program. 1991, the final shape of this bomb and mass file already approved, the project was due to political upheaval and gradually forgotten, until 2000, "basalt," the new leadership of the company thought of it, and decided to develop a similar new product, and began to show in 4 years. Now the new ASP-500 bombs not only in military aircraft, but also in civilian aircraft IL -76 and -12 on the use of security.
Russian experts say, ASP-500 bombs in the fighting has indeed more effective than the current method, but is not necessarily a panacea, no other fire fighting methods. In fact the most effective joint fire fighting methods, first bomber (throwing fire bombs) to suppress the fire, and then by the IL -76 -200 amphibious transport aircraft and other aircraft and treetop flight sprinkler, the last by the meters -26, -8, and card meter -32P helicopter spraying in eradicating a large number of fire. In 2005 the Russian Federal Aviation Forest Protection Bureau seems to consider the procurement of ASP-500 had the problem, but no final decision. July this year due to continued high temperatures caused a rare forest fires in central Russia, the situation is extremely serious, causing people not been able to quickly control the fire-related queries, ASP-500 may usher in a new development opportunity.
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