64mm Axial Playpipe

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For 64mm branches, would it be beneficial to introduce the Axial Playpipe with either smooth bore stacked tips or Turbojet Nozzle to allow penetration of water streams? Lets face it, a far number of our jobs around the state end up being surround and drown, so something that allows us to use a large volume of water accurately could be of immense use.

Does this piece of equipment have any use in the CFS?

[Alan J]

G'day Numbers
I reckon once upon a time every brigade had one. 
It was usually brass & about 18 inches long. 
No valve & no handles.  We called it a branch.  :wink:
Had a really nice one at the Queenstown RFB - had a triple-stacked tip.
Solid brass.  Ex-London FB via TFB Hobart if I recall correctly.
With just the first tip attached (1" dia) it delivered water nearly
as fast as our trailer Godiva could supply it. Took 3 strong blokes
to hang onto it. The other 2 tips necked it down to 3/4" & 1/2" for
water economy...

Mostly they were gotten rid of because they were too inflexible - they do just one job superbly well - convert energy from pressure to velocity. I'd suggest most brigades feel/felt that one job occurs so infrequently that it doesn't justify its place on the truck.  Those that still carry them have mostly replaced the stream tips with a variable nozzle. 

We carry a long Fogmaster that has the tapered accelerator built-in. Hasn't been used in anger in the 10 years or so I've been in the brigade.

But there would probably be some brigades for whom a long tapered branch would be useful. Handles & a valve would make it more friendly than the old brass branch.

cheers
AJ