Water canon salute-It is a tradition of showing respect to veterans, a pilot retiring or when an airline starts or ends its operations at an airport. Two very powerful fire trucks pour approximately 3000 gallons of water. It’s a kind of privilege to get a water salute.
An even number of cars will normally line up perpendicularly on the sides of the taxiway or apron at an airport, and the plumes of water will form a sequence of arches. The procession is symbolic of a bridal party marching beneath a wedding arch or the sabre arch at a military wedding.
Water canon salute-It is a tradition of showing respect to veterans, a pilot retiring or when an airline starts or ends its operations at an airport. Water salutes are also used for ships and other watercraft, with fireboats delivering the water. This is frequently done for a senior captain’s first or last visit or retirement, a ship’s first or last cruise, a warship’s visit, or other ceremonial occasions.
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