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Hrfield emergencies
EW breed of Rapid intervenVehicle was introduced by N-VW at its Swindon nises last week.
le Jumbo Cheetah, built by enbauer at its fire engi'frig works in Austria, is ml on a 4 x 4 OAF 14.440 mis. OAF is a wholly-owned iidiary of MAN and is based ienna.
3signed with high on/offd performance for fire ting, it is intended to provide ial attendance at airfield irgencies. The vehicle is said
the first of its kind to have a ponse time favourably 'ter than that of heavier airI fire appliances.
maximum speed of 130km/h nph) and acceleration of Okm/h (0-50mph) within 21 mds at operational weight is tided by the Vee 10-cylinder rpe MAN diesel engine rated I24kW (44 Obhp) driving ugh an Allison automatic nsmission and torque verter.
le transfer box, with a 1 to ratio, is equipped with a umatically actuated differenock.
Front and rear rigid axles are said to be a new development with differential gear differential lock and planetary drives in the wheel hubs.
The forward-control cabin, incorporating steel plate in a welded construction, has room for a three-man crew.
A low centre of gravity and equal wheel-load distribution gives a high degree of stability on cornering. Its compact dimensions mean that it can be carried by C-130 aircraft.