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Videos Firefighting drones make their debut in China

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u/SouthBendCitizen 14d ago

I understand what you mean. Suffice it to say that this drone system as pictured will certainly not be equivalent to the line on the ladder. A major limitation of the drone is that the hose you are lifting into the sky is free standing. The amount the drone can lift is a bottle neck, forcing you to use a smaller hose line. As well, since the hose has to be flexible, it can’t hold as much pressure as solid metal pipe can. These two reasons alone mean you are moving significantly less water to where you need it to go.

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u/FruitOrchards 14d ago

Ah I understand now, you'd be limiting yourself except in very, very specific situations.

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u/SouthBendCitizen 14d ago

Exactly. I can see the drone being useful to get a smaller amount of water to specific, hard to reach places.