On Thursday, July 11, 2013 the handing-over ceremony of a new Ziegler airport crash tender Z6 took place at the airport Dubrovnik in Croatia.
The official handover of the key to Mr. Roko Tolić, head of the Dubrovnik Airport was performed by Till Wasner, Commercial Director of Albert Ziegler GmbH & Co. KG at Giengen and by the manager of Ziegler d.o.o. in Zagreb, Croatia.
The special feature of this vehicle is, that this is the first 3-axle airport crash tender on a Titan chas-sis, which is an excellent addition to the existing vehicle fleet at the airport of Dubrovnik.
The 654 HP V8-cylinder engine of the Z6 accelerates to 80 km/h in less than 35 seconds. On the airstrips this smaller brother of the Ziegler flagship vehicle Z8 reaches a top speed of more than
120 km/h and thus meets the current Euro 5 emission standard.
In manufacturing this vehicle not only the well-proven GRP cab concept was used but also the high efficiency Ziegler pump technology. The Z6 features a Ziegler fire pump FPN 10-10000, a water tank of 12.500 l and a foam tank of 1.700 l with a proportioner, Ziegler EAD, on the suction side. A roof turret, output 6.000 l/min, a bumper turret with a water/foam output of 2.200 l/min and a powder out-put of 5 kg/sec ensure an efficient fire fighting. With the 250 kg powder extinguishing unit the powder can be discharge via the front turret as well as via the rapid intervention unit.
The well-known CAN-BUS control with large colored identical TFT displays in the driver’s cab and on the pump control panels add to the effective and forceful operation of the vehicle.
Further technical data:
• Vehicle: FLF 80/125-15+250P - Z6
• Dim. (LxWxH): approx. 11,440 x 3.000 x 3,800 mm
• Operating weight (fully laden): 38,000 kg
• GVW: 39,000 kg
• Chassis: Titan 36.650 6x6
• Engine: Mercedes OM 502 LA, V8-cylinder, 654 HP; EURO 5
• Rapid intervention unit with 50 m delivery hose i.d.25
• Additional equipment: Infrared camera, lightmast, Rotzler winch
