![]() ![]() The helibucket is 46 inches wide and 23 inches high. The system opens both doors, providing one flow rate. The helibucket is emptied by activating an electric hydraulic system using 28 volts dc aircraft power. The doors are hinged along the straight side of the semicircle and open inward when a telescoping cylinder is activated. The bottom of the tank is flat and round with two semicircular doors. The helibucket is constructed with a single piece of hard-sided fiberglass. The Forest Service Bell 206 helicopter with the 100-gallon Sims Rainmaker helibucket (referred to as the Forest Service Bell 206 with 100-gallon Sims helibucket) is one of a family of helicopters designed for fire suppression with a helibucket. The Wildland Fire Chemical Systems (WFCS) Program tests a variety of fixed- and rotary-wing airtankers to determine the parameters for optimal ground-pattern coverage over a wide range of fuel and fire conditions. ![]() Paul Solarz, Program Leader, and Cammie Jordan, Project Assistant MTDC Pubs, Ground Pattern Performance of the Forest Service Bell 206 Helicopter With the 100-Gallon Sims Rainmaker Helibucket, 0157-2805 Ground Pattern Performance of the Forest Service Bell 206 Helicopter With the 100-Gallon Sims Rainmaker Helibucket
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