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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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