BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 23, 2024 – Recoil Aerospace Inc. (Recoil), the leading designer of the world’s most advanced aerial fire suppression systems (AFSS), has obtained approval by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for its Tsunami AFSS tank system.
U.S.-based Recoil’s Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SR02584AK for the H225 Super Puma helicopter represents the only tank approved for operations with that aircraft.
Key features of the tank system include underside fuselage mounting, retractable tank design, fastest airspeed available and rapid hover-filling.
Kentucky-based Recoil adds this STC to a wide-ranging list of existing international approvals. The Recoil STC is already in place in the United States and Canada as well as the Republic of Korea and other regions.
With the approval, Australian firefighting programs can immediately add this key technology upgrade for the emerging bushfire season across the continent. Tsunami AFSS units are available for immediate acquisition.
“This certification is vital to assisting operators down under, particularly with the Australian fire season now underway,” says Recoil President and pilot Joseph Rice. “Rapid installation combined with high volume, fixed tank water delivery means maximum fire suppression effectiveness.”
Rice adds, from a pilot’s perspective, the Tsunami AFSS is robust, fast to fly, reliable and highly maneuverable.
Additionally, the company announced the pending U.S. FAA approval of its Tsunami AFSS STC for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter series, anticipated for the 2025 fire season in North America.
Recoil’s low-profile aerial suppression platform mounts directly to the fuselage, eliminating external long-line bucket operations, requiring no modifications to the helicopter landing gear. Install and removal occurs in minutes.
A performance upgrade in capabilities from legacy external water buckets, firefighting crews are able to fly over urban population centers without the hazard of underslung, jettisonable loads.
Aerial suppression efforts become more efficient given rapid turnarounds and rapid response to incidents.
Recoil provides full support including its “Recoil Academy” training program from its Kentucky headquarters.
And importantly, Recoil is the only US-based company producing these types of modern, fuselage-mounted, fully retractable AFSS tanks.
Tsunami Aerial Firefighting Systems Key Features:
- US-manufactured & Supported
- Comprehensive Tsunami AFSS Training Program/Recoil Training Academy
- Fastest Airspeed Available – 130 Knot VNE
- NVG IR Lights
- Pulse Lights for safety in low-visibility conditions
- Hailing Siren
- 132 liter (35 gallon) Integrated Foam Tank
- Aerospace Carbon Fiber Construction
- No Airframe Modifications
- Install/Removal in Minutes
- Elimination of Longline/Jettisonable Load Hazards
Team Recoil will be in Dallas, Texas in March for VAI’s Verticon Conference and looks forward to discussing operational features of its Tsunami AFSS for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter series with attendees.
Recoil is a proud US-based company, designing and manufacturing all of its industry-leading, innovative product line in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Visit Recoil Aerospace during the upcoming Verticon in Dallas, Texas, March 11-13, 2025.
About Recoil Aerospace
Founded in 2008, Recoil Aerospace designs and supports Tsunami AFSS aerial fire suppression tank systems, military carbon fiber liquid handling tanks and lightweight carbon fiber aerostructures.
For additional information, visit recoil-usa.com/
