Excalibur (Trade Name) Knife for Life Product Evaluation Report

Abstract

Final report of the commercial technology exploitation evaluation of a pneumatically powered rescue saw produced by Eliminator industries Inc. of Riviera Beach, Florida. The evaluation was conducted by the 650 Air Base Wing, 95 Civil Engineering Group, Fire Protection Division at Edwards AFB, California between 1 and 5 May 1995. This evaluation was part of a continuing program to explore commercial off the shelf technology for application to Air Force firefighting requirements. The system met user requirements and has been recommended for addition to table of allowance 490, making it available to Air Force fire departments worldwide. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1995
Accession Number
ADA286857

Entities

People

  • Kevin Wirth
  • Stephen E. Kelley
  • Wade H. Grimm

Organizations

  • Aeronautical Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Contractors
  • Cutting Tools
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Fire Protection
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tools
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles

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  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Materials Science