A water salute is where a vehicle travels under plumes of water expelled by one or more fire-fighting vehicles, as a mark of respect or appreciation. At an airport, typically an even number of airport crash tender fire-fighting vehicles will arrange themselves perpendicularly along the sides of a taxiway or apron; they will emit coordinated plumes of water which form an arch (or series of arches) as an aircraft passes.
A water salute is where a vehicle travels under plumes of water expelled by one or more fire-fighting vehicles, as a mark of respect or appreciation. At an airport, typically an even number of airport crash tender fire-fighting vehicles will arrange themselves perpendicularly along the sides of a taxiway or apron; they will emit coordinated plumes of water which form an arch (or series of arches) as an aircraft passes.
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