KIOS

AN INNOVATIVE DEVICE TO TURN AIRCRAFT INTO WATER BOMBERS

development

CONTROL SIMPLICITY PERFORMANCE

After several years of research at the Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse, the CNRS, Toulouse INP and Kepplair Evolution have filed a “KIOS” patent on an innovative drop system.

In addition to the response it provides to the Kepplair Evolution project, this system aims in particular to equip the new generations of LAT (Large Air Tanker) and VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) and to transform any type of aircraft into a Bombardier of ‘water (A330 MRTT, A400M, A320, B777, ATR42 …)

Presentation at IMFT in Toulouse

the beginning

An encounter

In June 2012, David Joubert, president of Kepplair Evolution met Professor Dominique Legendre in his laboratory in Toulouse.

The European and ethical dimension of Kepplair Evolution immediately attracted the researcher.

From this collaboration was born in 2019 the KIOS patent. An innovative release system for Air Tanker with large and very large capacity.

Prediction

NaSCa

MODELLING

KIOS

31 m3 carrying capacity

Constant output rate and speed

Coverage rate between 1 and 8 GPC

Modular system