Definitions for "Helitorch"
An aerial ignition device hung from or mounted on a helicopter to disperse ignited lumps of gelled gasoline. Used for backfires, burnouts, or prescribed burns. see also: Aerial Ignition Device; Delayed Aerial Ignition Devices; Ping-Pong Ball System; Plastic Sphere Dispenser
A firing device on a helicopter, which is capable of starting fires.
a specialized drip torch, using a gelled fuel, slung and activated from a helicopter.