Removable aerial application system

A removable aerial application system usable with a helicopter having a cabin, at least one landing skid, and a fuselage, the removable aerial application system including:

• a tank configured to be inserted into the cabin, the tank having a first outlet and a second outlet;
• a delivery unit removably coupled to a pre-existing mounting fixture on a lower surface of the fuselage at a location that is aftward of the tank;
• a first loading conduit in communication with the first outlet of the tank and a second loading conduit in communication with the second outlet of the tank;
• a first delivery conduit and a second delivery conduit each being in communication with the tank and the delivery unit, the first loading conduit extending between the tank and the first delivery conduit and the second loading conduit extending between the tank and the second delivery conduit;
• a first auger in the first delivery conduit and a second auger in the second delivery conduit;
• and
• a hydraulic system in communication with the first auger and the second auger, the hydraulic system being configured to be removably coupled to the landing skids.

A method of installing a removable aerial application system into an aircraft, the method comprising:

• coupling a delivery unit of the removable aerial application system to an existing mounting point on a fuselage of the aircraft;
• coupling a first delivery conduit to a first inlet of the delivery unit and coupling a second delivery conduit to a second inlet of the delivery unit;
• inserting a tank into a cabin of the aircraft, the tank having a first outlet at a first end and a second outlet at a second end opposite the first end;
• and
• coupling a first loading conduit between the first outlet of the tank and the first delivery conduit and coupling a second loading conduit between the second outlet of the tank and the second delivery conduit.