![Altenburg-Nobitz Airport Rosenbauer Panther](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Altenburg-Nobitz_Airport_Rosenbauer_Panther.jpg)
Rosenbauer Panther is a model of
airport crash tender
An airport crash tender (known in some countries as an airport fire appliance) is a specialised fire engine designed for use in aircraft rescue and firefighting at aerodromes, airports, and military air bases.
Description
Airport crash tenders ...
produced by Austrian manufacturer
Rosenbauer
The Rosenbauer Group is one of the world’s three largest manufacturers of fire-service vehicles and firefighting equipment, based in Leonding, Austria.
Rosenbauer supplies the fire fighting sector in over 100 countries with a wide range of cus ...
.
It exists as 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 version.
The
eight-wheel drive
Eight-wheel drive, often notated as 8WD or 8×8, is a drivetrain configuration that allows all eight wheels of an eight-wheeled vehicle to be drive wheels (that is, to receive power from the engine) simultaneously. Unlike four-wheel drive drivetr ...
version accommodates 14,500 litres (3,830 gallons) of fire extinguishing agents and a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph), with an operating weight of 40 tons.
In the film ''
Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' Sentinel Prime's alternate mode is a Rosenbauer Panther.
See also
*
Rosenbauer Simba
The Rosenbauer Simba is an airport fire truck from the Austrian manufacturer Rosenbauer International AG.
Models:
* Simba 6×6
* Simba 8×8
References
See also
* Rosenbauer Panther
Rosenbauer Panther is a model of airport crash tende ...
References
External links
Official description
Fire service vehicles
Aircraft rescue and firefighting
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