Fire Engines Photos

Originally at the Yatesbury airfield before being moved to Filton airfield. It carried 8 Karbono 60lb liquid Co2 cylinders, 200 gallons of water, Xhaust-suds foam liquid giving 1,000 gallons of foam using the onboard water.

Ed: thanks Bob I knew you would have the info. By the way it is "Xaust" here is the reference

archive.commercialmotor.com/article/29th-may-1936/54/modern-chemical-fire-extinguishing-equipment

Added by Bristol Bob on 19 May 2023.

Thanks for the correction Ed, and I was doing so well. Does anyone know if this appliance is still about? I have not seen any reference to it for a long time. The appliance is visible in film of the first Brabazon take off and landing.

see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjwTcDJ9q-4

it is at 2min:17sec

Added by Bristol Bob on 20 May 2023.

Five X expansion seems like a very wet foam for an airfield tender. Or, was the foaming agent supply designed to work with an additional supplementary water supply on top of the 200 gallons in the on board tank?

Added by Rob Johnson on 20 May 2023.

The pump was 200 gallons a minute, 1 gallon of xaust would give 1,000 gallons of foam, an external water supply could be also connected. I don't know the quantity of xaust available but, xaust was sold in 2 gallon cans so maybe that was how much was carried

Added by Bristol Bob on 21 May 2023.

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