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TURTLE-PAC MAKES A DEBUT



        TURTLE-PAC from Australia is exhibiting for   It can be fitted inside fixed wing aircraft   tanks can be rolled up and aircraft will be
        the first time at SOFEX, and is eyeing to sell   fuselage and is easy to roll forward for  free to carry passengers or cargo on return
        its Air Cargo Tanks and Air Drop Tanks as   W&B, then can be rolled to door for drop.  flight.  Air Cargo Tanks models are built to
        Drop Drum 205 to militaries in the region.  It can be Dropped without parachute or by  529 gallons and are widely used all over the
                                               its own mini chute.                    globe since 1991.
        “Our  unique  innovative  products  can
        increase capability for SOF and airborne   CARGO SPHEROID 50.                 COLLAPSIBLE FERRY TANKS
        forces,” Laszlo Torok, Director and Founder                                   from 10.5 gallons to 529 gallons.
        of  TURTLE-PAC told Daily News.        Air drop fragile electrical – medical – opti-
                                               cal – explosives.                      This  suits  ultra-lights  to  commuter  air-
        The company is not new in the region.   With mini chute or no parachute.      craft and helicopters. “These are light and
        “We have deals with UAE Navy to supply our                                    non-explosive long range tank,” he added.
        Collision Bandage, which helps fix leakages   DROP DRUM 205.                  TURTLE-PAC  is  aiming  to  find  suitable
        in boats and ships,” Torok said.                                              agents  for  Middle  East  to  represent
                                               The toughest fuel tank on earth. !  Dropped  TURTLE-PAC.
        Collison Bandage is used for emergency   without parachute from an aircraft flying at
        leaks at sea. Damage to the hull of boat,   70 knots at 50 ft height. It can deliver accu-
        ship or yacht normally cause aw high risk   rately 205 litres of Jet A – Diesel – Water.
        of sinking. Damage to the hull is covered   With high velocity parachute drop from 300
        by the Collision Bandage, which inflates to   ft at 130 knots, it can land in 4 seconds.
        give boat buoyancy and covers damage to   At 500 ft 100 knots it takes just eight sec-
        prevent leaks.                         onds to land.  “No crew training required
                                               ! Can use Cessna 208 – 206 – CASA 212
        “Also sold are our some of our Air Cargo   – DHC-6 etc. Military or humanitarian air
        Tanks. Air Drop Tanks as Drop Drum 205   drops. No longer required a C-130 with full
        have been supplied to the UAE army for   crew and complex preparation at very high
        evaluation,” he added.                 cost. The drops are far more accurate to
                                               survive hostile conditions in small drop
        Other products on display include:     zones,” he noted.

        DROP SPHEROID Tanks                    AIR CARGO TANKS

        DROP SPHEROID 100  is compact tank to   are used by USA military helicopters and
        handle – roll by one person out of aircraft   civil users in jungles of Papua New Guinea-
        or on ground. Extremely tough tank to suit   Australia – Columbia – Canada – Alaska
        remote area operations for Diesel -  Jet A   - Africa – even in Antarctica and Russia.
        - Avgas - Drinking water. Can be lifted by   The double construction collapsible tanks
        helicopter as underslung cargo or can be   offer helicopter and fixed wing operations
        carried in cargo hold.                 a two way revenue earning capacity. Once
                                               tanks rolled out of fuselage or emptied, the
        SOFEX JORDAN 2022                                                                             NOVEMBER-03-2022 | 15
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