The EHang EH216F is the ideal tool every fire station should utilize for fighting high-rise and forest fires. As the EH216, this UAMV also relies on three basic philosophies in its commercial implementation:
- Full redundancy of systems
- Active Autonomous Piloting
- A remote centralized control to eliminate the possibility of human-caused malfunctions or errors.
Average Fire Department vehicles have ladders that can only reach to a maximum of the 9th floor. The EH216F on the other hand, has no such limitations. The EH216F has a maximum flight altitude of 1,969 feet (600 meters) and can carry up to 40 gallons (150 liters) of firefighting foams and six fire extinguisher bombs in a single trip.
Its flexibility and speed of accessibility can allow it to arrive at a burning building in a fraction of the time of a road bound fire truck. Thanks to video cameras, which can also work in infrared, a remote pilot can deploy the EH216F at the accident site and report the situation to his colleagues while they are still on their way, trying to reach the place where the fire is developing. Moreover, thanks to the on-board equipment, it is able to perforate the shatterproof glass typical of skyscrapers and to flood the rooms with fire suppressing and flame retarding foams. This can earn the firemen valuable time and help save lives.
The aircraft can be fully charged in two hours.
