How
to Conduct Drop Tests of
Aerial Retardant Delivery Systems
Appendix B—Drop Test Equipment
Equipment List for Kingman, AZ, Drop Test, January 1999
Grid Points
- Cup holders (600)
- Nylon nuts, bolts, body washers
- Stakes (600)
- Cups (15,000)
- Lids (15,000)
- Rubberbands
- Grid-marking panels for video analysis (three 4- by 8-foot
sheets of plywood, painted white)
Grid Setup
- 100-foot tapes (2)
- Steel cable with grid-width spacing
- Stake-pounding hammers (4)
- Screwdrivers
- 7/16-inch nut drivers
- Map of grid layout
- Grid setup instructions
Grid Pickup
- Fiber tape
- Carrier bags (30)
- Carrying boxes (55)
- Cutter knives
- Grease pencils
Weighing and Recording (for two weighing stations)
- Sartorious balances
with serial (RS-232) ports (2)
- Calibration weights
- Cup carousels (2)
- Wooden dowels (50)
- Box disgorgers (2)
- Balance support stand
- Cordata 386 computer (2)
- Monitors (2)
- Serial cables connecting the computer to the balance
cable (2)
Washdown
- Large Fold-Da-Tanks with plywood sides (2)
- Wash mitts
- Goop hand cleaner and rubbing alcohol
- Metal milk crates
- Electric water pump
- Suction hose, return line, and fittings
- Spray nozzle
- Spool of rope
- Cargo nets
- Bungee cords
- Roll of wire
- Towels
Weather Station
- Tower
- Relative humidity, temperature, windspeed, and wind direction instruments
- Box
with data logger
- Associated computer cables
- Logger software program
- 12-volt dc car battery
- Battery charger
Communications
- King hand-held radios (at least one for each Forest Service supervisor)
- Batteries
for radios
- Power inverter
- Base station
- Large antenna and coax cable
- Mobile radios
- Five-bank battery charger
Photo and Video
- S-VHS camcorder
- Digital camcorders (3)
- Associated cables
- Batteries, power supplies, chargers
- S-VHS tapes
- Digital tapes
- Tripods for video cameras (3)
- Covers for video cameras
- Video monitor
- Video cables
- Still cameras (4)
- Color film
Salt Analysis
- Sample bottles (50)
- Paper towels
- Retardant field test kit:
- pH meter
- Viscometer
- Refractometer
- Data sheets
Data Acquisition
- Radar altimeter
- Floats: 36 inches, 48 inches (2), and 60 inches
- Associated cables
and power supplies
- 12-volt dc batteries and charger
- Door sensor assemblies
- Cable position transducer
- Pressure transducer and cables
- Tubing
- 37-pin ribbon cable
- Logger cables
- Laptop computer
- Labview hardware
- Voltmeter
- Wire ties
- Wire crimps
- Soldering iron and solder
- Tornado tape
- Flow meter and fittings
- Silicone sealer
- 5-inch foam pad to protect laptop during flight
- Equipment tiedown
straps
Tools
- Briefcase toolbox:
- Soldering iron and solder
- Tape measure
- Tri square
- Drill bits
- Wire crimp tool
- Rechargeable drill and battery packs
- Extension cords
- Power converter
Data Analysis
- Surge protectors (4)
- Printer with spare cartridge
- Paper (4 reams)
- Small color printer
- Color paper
- Printer cables
- 3½-inch floppy disks (20), other removable media
- PC or laptop computers
- Appropriate software
Office Supplies
- Clipboards (4)
- Notepads
- Black notebooks
- Pens
- Stapler and staples
- Cellophane tape
- Pencils
- Paper clips
- Grease pencils
- Calculator
Miscellaneous
- Toilet facilities: 1 toilet for every 10 workers
- Garbage bags
- Markers
- Latex gloves
- Work gloves
- Folding chairs (4)
- Water coolers (2)
- Goggles
- Earplugs
- Tarps (all we have)
- 6-foot tables (2)
- Stand for flip charts
- Flip chart paper
- High chair for weighing
- Miscellaneous box straps and bungees
- Large
and small first aid kits
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