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Aviation => Aviation Accidents/Incidents => Topic started by: jmx53 on September 17, 2011, 04:21:06 AM

Title: Aerial Wildland Firefighting
Post by: jmx53 on September 17, 2011, 04:21:06 AM
Brave pilots flying treetop level above rough terrain in low visibility and turbulent air.
A collection of various airplanes and helicopters in action:

  http://www.kval.com/outdoors/featured/129685783.html


Title: Re: Aerial Wildland Firefighting
Post by: joeyb747 on September 17, 2011, 04:40:17 PM
There is a picture of Tanker 910 (DC-10-10 N450AX) among those...but in order to really be appreciated, it must be seen in action.

Watch from about the 27 second mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO3NlUndKCw

Tanker 910 in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPOdQI1LMFU

Also, even more awesome, Evergreen has a 747 Supertanker (B747-132SF N479EV)...check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUEqbLVfpGc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7MPkkLCVmw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzwS8Gv27J8&feature=fvwrel