Patent ID: 8165731
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
1. A system for fighting large-scale fires comprising: a plurality of guidable fire retardant-containing bombs configured to be released from a plurality of aircraft operating under a central controller, said guidable bombs having internal control for accepting at the time of said release preprogrammed information on a specified trajectory and configured to precisely follow the specified trajectory without internal propulsion, said guidable bomb being characterized by a versatile controlled flight capability including a capability to substantially redirect path of flight horizontally in response to internal real-time control inputs; a central controller configured to receive as input fire pattern information at a target, information on available number, retardant capacity and flight capability of said guidable bombs, and information on available number, carrying capacity and flight capability of said aircraft for delivering said guidable bombs, said central controller being operative to generate a fire attack plan, said fire attack plan providing individual flight plans for each aircraft and a trajectory for each one of said guidable bombs, and a communication means for communicating at least said trajectory to each of said guidable bombs.