Wonder what that is? Shrink-wrapped helicopters arrive in Australia in time for festive bushfire-fighting season
Wonder what that is? Shrink-wrapped helicopters arrive in Australia in time for festive bushfire-fighting season
10 December 2008
published by www.dailymail.co.uk
Australia — This shrink-wrapped helicopter is not a Christmas gift for the man who has everything its a valuable resource in fighting fires.
The Sky Crane helicopter is specially designed to lift heavy objects including gallons of water to help put out fires.
Special delivery: One of three Sky Crane helicopters arrives in White Bay this morning
Covered in protective plastic wrap, the chopper was one of three delivered to White Bay, in Sydney, Australia, this morning.
It was shipped in as part of the regions preparation for the New South Wales bush fire season, which runs from October to March each year.
The Sky Crane has a tank which can hold thousands of litres of water and flame retardant, which can be quickly dropped directly onto blazes.
In action: A Sky Crane like the one shrink-wrapped above
