Shoreham Airport Fire 3.Shoreham Airport in West Sussex operate this Scania P420(420hp)Carmichael Viper 4X4 chassis on which is mounted a specialist fire fighting body as their Fire3.Its a R/H drive chassis and is operated by a crew of two or four and is suitable for rough terrian and cross-country use.
The vehicle can eccelorate from 0-50mph in 23 seconds and has a maximum speed of over 80mph.
Fire 3 carries 4627 litres of water,and a foam tank capacity of 746 litres of class B,FFFP foam compound for firefighting.
Fire 3 also has an integral 220 litre training foam tank in its design that allows real foam training to take place without enviromental issues.
Photographed in August 2009.
Picture added on 02 January 2011 at 17:37