China builds its own aviation equipment to support the national emergency rescue system

On October 27, a comprehensive practical drill of multi aircraft aviation emergency rescue was opened in Jingmen, Hubei Province, demonstrating China's achievements in the systematic development of its own aviation equipment.

On October 27, two AG600M fire extinguishers were about to take off from Hubei Jingmen Zhanghe Airport to carry out the fire fighting mission at the simulated fire site. Xinhua News Agency (picture provided by AVIC)

China's independent aviation emergency rescue equipment was unveiled at Jingmen Zhanghe Airport, which has both land and water runways. AVIC independently innovated and developed a large amphibious aircraft AG600M fire extinguisher, Xinzhou 60 fire extinguisher, AC series helicopter, pterosaur - 1E UAV and AR500 UAV, totaling 7 types and 8 equipment, and cooperated to complete the largest multi aircraft comprehensive practical drill in China.

Hao Zhaoping, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and General Manager of AVIC, said that the drill comprehensively demonstrated the achievements of the construction of AVIC's emergency rescue equipment system, innovated the actual combat mode of emergency rescue such as aviation fire fighting, and took a solid step towards building a joint combat system of aviation emergency rescue with Chinese characteristics.

On October 27, AG600M fire extinguisher accurately injected 12 tons of water into the simulated fire site of Hubei Jingmen Zhanghe Airport. Xinhua News Agency (picture provided by AVIC)

This drill was completed under the guidance of the Emergency Management Department with the theme of "building a key force in national aviation emergency rescue". It aims to verify the scientific research and production achievements of China's independent aviation emergency rescue strategy research, scientific and technological innovation, equipment development, practical application and other scientific and technological achievements through practical drills, so as to improve the disaster prevention and mitigation and disaster relief handling support capability, innovate the emergency rescue practical mode Improve aviation emergency rescue standards and regulations to actively explore and practice.

The drill integrated four scenarios of emergency rescue tasks, namely, aviation fire fighting, aviation rescue, aviation medical and emergency communication, and set up disaster reconnaissance, situation monitoring, relay communication, precise fire fighting, rapid delivery, medical rescue and other subjects.

With the beginning of the ground simulation of fire at the drill site, the pterosaur - 1E UAV found the fire and reported it to the rescue headquarters. The headquarters judged and sent AG600M fire extinguishers, Xinzhou 60 fire extinguishers and AC313 helicopters to use ground water injection, surface water pumping, bucket water pumping and other methods to put out the fire, with a total of 70 tons of water injected to achieve the expected fire extinguishing effect.

On October 27, AC313 helicopter carried out bucket water fetching and fire extinguishing mission at Hubei Jingmen Zhanghe Airport. Xinhua News Agency (picture provided by AVIC)

The multi type helicopter then quickly delivered the fire brigade to the site to complete the tasks of air ground coordinated fire fighting, casualty rescue and transfer. The UAV and helicopter cooperated in post disaster air monitoring to confirm that the afterfire has been completely extinguished.

Aviation Industry Group of China introduced that the exercise realized the coordination between fixed wing aircraft and helicopters, between UAVs and UAVs, and between aerial fire fighting and ground fire fighting, which demonstrated the unique advantages of China's self-developed aviation emergency rescue equipment in rapid response, accuracy, efficiency, flexibility and cooperation, and fully verified the multi aircraft, multi mission Systematic ability of multi scene comprehensive rescue.

The situation of natural disasters in China is severe and complex. From dealing with a single forest fire to dealing with multiple disasters, China is accelerating the construction of a national aviation emergency rescue system with Chinese style modernization characteristics through independent research and development of full spectrum aviation emergency rescue equipment, strengthening multi field coordination and other all-round measures.

Zhou Guoqiang, spokesman of AVIC, said that based on the national strategic needs, AVIC will continue to actively promote the high-level self-reliance of aviation rescue technology and create aviation rescue equipment products and systems that meet the needs of combat rescue. (Reporter Hu Tao, Yan Rui)