Recoil Aerospace Inc. has announced the approval of 1,000-gallon capacity for its supplemental type certificate for the UH-60 Black Hawk Tsunami External Wildfire Suppression Tank.

Recoil adds this expanded capacity approval to its wide-ranging list of existing international certifications from the FAA, EASA, Canada, ANAC/Brazil, Australia, Mexico, Morocco and South Korea.

This breakthrough STC is applicable to all UH-60 type certificate holders as well as all model variants of the UH-60 and S-70 Black Hawk.

“With multiple STCs approved, we can offer Black Hawk operators this proven, U.S.-made aerial firefighting solution for the current and upcoming wildfire seasons,” said Recoil President Joseph Rice.

“Our rapid installation, full tank retraction and the industry’s fastest approved airspeed allows high-volume water delivery with rapid turnarounds.”

The approval means U.S. firefighting programs can add this expanded-capacity tank immediately for best outcomes in aerial firefighting.

The low-profile Tsunami external tank mounts directly to the fuselage, requiring no modifications to the helicopter landing gear. 

Recoil Tsunami tanks are manufactured in partnership with Kentucky-based Aerospace Composites Solutions (ACS) which operates an AS9100-Certified Manufacturing facility.