The SCODEV can be mounted on the loading floor of any airtanker and consists of a reel, a hose with at the end the scooping device with aerial and hydrodynamical characteristics, the launch and capture mechanism, a connection to the tank with a high-speed filling system, the applications and a control panel with video screens to be operated by the co-pilot. A passive and an active safety provision for the co-pilot are included.
Scodev International expects to bring the SCODEV on the market end 2026 and deliver the first units in the first quarter 2027.
