An apparatus is for use with a container of liquid that is suspended from an
aircraft
flying over a ground target area. The container has an outlet through which the
liquid is dropped from the container. The apparatus includes a diffuser configured
to diffuse the liquid exiting the container outlet horizontally outward beyond
the container into the air above the ground target area, whereby the liquid is
diffused over a correspondingly wide area. The liquid can be fire extinguishing
liquid, and the ground target area can be a forest fire.
