Mike Reyno Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 I know this isn't helicopter related, but those of you that fight fires will love this video clip! :up: http://www.everzone.org/down/highaltitudedrop.wmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullcap Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Sweet heysus, 10 seconds to empty. sc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outwest Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Heard about this while at the HAI. If I remember correctly a figure of 20,000 gals was mentioned. I suppose 200,000 lbs would not be out of the question with a 747. Having worked around the Mars at 6,000 gals, I can't imagine the Sh..t storm this thing would produce. Fly Safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Jocky Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Now Thats an Real AC. JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Wonder if AFS is going to extend any of its Air tanker Base runways for this bird ?!?!?!? Loon River? Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest graunch1 Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 The more interesting video will be the one showing them refilling by running across a lake ( or the Gulf of Georgia) with the world's biggest sccop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmac Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 OMNR: Take notice, if you intend to use this aircraft in NW Ontario, I beleive it will have to be based out of Toronto or Winnipeg. Or the alternative is re-vamp the old SAC bases and use them for fire fighting instead of dope smuggling. Good make work project for every body, Dalton Mc. Great lookin airplane, put everybody out of work. Start boycotting Boeing products. :boff: :boff: Cheers Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heli Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 The delivery shown was from a two nozzle set up; the 747 gained 500 feet during the dump!! A 4 nozzle delivery is currently being developed, not just for firefighting. It has been calculated it will take 3-4 of these machines to spray NYC overnight in the event of a bio-chem event :shock: You heard it here, first........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Bump :elvis: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cap Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 So what does "Birddog" fly..........a Lear or a Citation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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