C.M. Cook

Bachelor thesis (1)

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Multi-role vtol aerial firefighting aircraft

Bachelor thesis (2024) - R.S.P. Beekman (author), N.A.C. Burgers (author), W.J. Chen (author), C.M. Cook (author), J.S. Dinesen (author), L. Jordan (author), I.A.O. Kramer (author), H.K. Niemczyk (author), S. Palac (author), T.L. van Soest (author), C.D. Rans (mentor), P. Proesmans (graduation committee member), F. Neri (graduation committee member)

The FireFly is a multi-role VTOL firefighting aircraft. It was designed with a water tank capacity of 10,000 L and a dash speed of over 400 kph. The aircraft is capable of refilling the water tank with help of a snorkel device connected to the tank whilst flying in hover.