Recoil Aerospace Inc. has received approval by Brazil’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (ANAC) and Morocco’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) for the Recoil Tsunami AFSS tank system. 

U.S. based Recoil’s supplemental type certificate (STC) SR02584AK for the Airbus H225 Super Puma helicopter represents the only tank approved for operations with that aircraft, the company said.  

With the approval, Brazilian and other South American firefighting programs can add this key technology upgrade for the current wildfire season as well as entities in Morocco.  Tsunami AFSS units are available for immediate acquisition.

In 2024, Brazil faced a more than 900 percent increase in wildfires.  The Tsunami AFSS can have an immediate impact on controlling new wildfire outbreaks.

“This approval is vital for assisting Brazil, Chile and other countries’ fire suppression efforts at the height of fire season,” said Recoil president and pilot Joseph Rice. “Our rapid installation combined with high volume, fixed tank water delivery leads to maximum fire suppression effectiveness.”

Key features of the tank system include underside fuselage mounting, retractable tank design, fastest airspeed available and rapid hover-filling.   

A performance upgrade in capabilities from legacy external water buckets, firefighting crews are able to fly over urban population centers without the hazard of underslung, jettisonable loads. Increased airspeeds mean suppression efforts become more efficient with rapid turnarounds and rapid response to incidents.