Mission accomplished for Diamond Airborne Sensing

14 November 2008, 11:41am

DA42 MPP successfully accomplishes its mission above the “Schneeberg”

In the morning of the 5th November 2008 forest rangers detected a fire at an altitude of about 800m on the steep forest slopes of the “Schneeberg” (Lower Austria). The volunteer fire brigade from Wiener Neustadt’s southern base group (Basisgruppe Süd) and the specially requested airborne fire service successfully brought the fire under control – despite the difficult terrain, known for its poor visibility.

Given the non-visible sources of fire, the fire fighters had to expect new blazes flaring up at any time. With the help of the DA42 MPP, equipped with infrared sensors, the fire extinguishing result should be verified, and any remaining blazes as well as smouldering fires should be detected. After only two flights with the Diamond DA42 MPP the fire extinguishing result was verified and the ground crews withdrew from the operational area. This initial operation, in terms of a prevention of forest fires and damages, confirmed quite impressively the results obtained only a few weeks ago in the disaster management exercise ROSALIA 08.

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