Quick Reaction Helicopter for Safe and Efficient Hail-Suppression Operation

  • P. Kumar Department of Mathematics, MIT World Peace University, Pune
Keywords: Hail suppression operation, Quick Reaction Helicopter, Cloud Seeding, Efficient Seeding and Reaction Time.

Abstract

Design and development of a Quick Reaction Helicopter (QRH) with its side attachments for rockets, Navigational Screen
and Human Machine Interface (HMI) screen along with its safe operational norms have been presented. Side attachments
have capability of carrying 2 AgI and 2 NaCl rockets on each side. Navigational screen displays the area map and also
displays over it the spot location of the helicopter as per the Global Positioning Network (GPS). Yet another spot of the
current location of the growing cloud is displayed on the screen map with the help of radar surveillance of cloud. This
helps pilot to quickly fly towards the cloud. As the two spots coincide it indicates that pilot has reached below the cloud.
QRH has to immediately land and extend its side attachments without stopping the propeller. HMI’s touch screen
technology guides the pilot to extend side attachments, lower the ground support, reorient the rocket holders for firing and
fire them upwards by choice. Entire operation of take-off, flying, landing, firing and return to base could be completed
within reaction time.

Published
2024-02-19
How to Cite
Kumar, P. (2024). Quick Reaction Helicopter for Safe and Efficient Hail-Suppression Operation. Vayumandal, 45(2), 1-11. Retrieved from https://vayumandal.imetsociety.org/index.php/Vayumandal/article/view/82
Issue
Vol 45 No 2 (2019): VAYUMANDAL
Section
Research Paper

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