Oregon, United States, is planning to introduce drones to firefighting teams to help firefight fires.
According to a press release released by the Oregon Aviation Administration, the state is Yamaha’sSarWe are considering whether unmanned helicopters can be used to prevent forest fires.
The state andYamahaThe company has already said that “Yamaha unmanned helicopters are in order to mitigate and extinguish forest fires in Oregon.”SarIt has been announced that a memorandum of understanding has been concluded with the aim of exploring the potential use of the
“As the bushfire season gets more and more intensified and difficult to predict, there’s an even greater need for innovative, flexible and scalable tools.”
“This partnership is also an important step in evaluating whether unmanned aerial vehicles systems (UAS) beyond out-of-visibility flight (BVLOS) can support rapid response operations to small and new forest fires, particularly in remote and high-risk regions.”
Yamaha’sSaris a great alternative, this unmanned helicopter is powered by a two-cylinder gasoline engine and comes with a fuel tank. You can fly for up to 6 hours with the optional large tank.
SarThe maximum flight altitude is estimated to be around 10,000 feet, and the cruise range is around 372 miles. After signing the memorandum, Oregon officials and fire teams began testing to assess its effectiveness.
“This is a visionary cooperation to understand whether aeronautics technology, particularly unmanned systems, can enhance our forest fire response tools,” said the Oregon Aviation Director General.Kenji SugaharaHe said.
“This memorandum does not grant exclusive rights or authorizes operational deployment, but it paves the way for joint testing, stakeholder engagement and regulatory adjustments.”
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