This jumbo supertanker can hold around 100,000 liters of water. That's serious firefighting! I guess it takes a bit long to refuel and is a bit expensive to hire.
If you click the link you see that a lot of potential problems are discussed. It claims that it can land on 80% of US airports.
I'd really love to see it in action somewhere.
I do see filling as a problem, other firefighting aircraft can scoop up water on the fly, but this has to land. Though it can take on 7 times more water than the biggest current firefighting plane.
It looks a bit unpractical to me, you can't land a Jumbo on any landing strip, takes (I think) an awful lot of time to fill her up.
ReplyDeleteTypical American: bigger = better
If you click the link you see that a lot of potential problems are discussed. It claims that it can land on 80% of US airports.
ReplyDeleteI'd really love to see it in action somewhere.
I do see filling as a problem, other firefighting aircraft can scoop up water on the fly, but this has to land. Though it can take on 7 times more water than the biggest current firefighting plane.
looks like an nice gadget for some practical jokes
ReplyDeletea parody on the "10 cubic meter of sand in front of your door" prank?
ReplyDeleteshe must be a heavy bird! I wonder how long the refilling takes.
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