"Dave Kearton" wrote in message
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MikeB wrote:
How big a bambi bucket is this?
Several years ago I had the pleasure of training
with Columbia Helicopters on their Boeing 234s which
I think are the civilian versions of the CH-47.
Back then we were trained using a 3000 gallon
bambi bucket.
We also got to work with their Boeing Vertol 107-II
(CH-46) which used an 1100 gallon bucket.
I will tell you from painfull experiance that you do not
want to be anywhere near the area when either of these
birds make a drop...



So - how many scuba divers does it hold ?



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Cheers

Dave Kearton



Last Summer a UH-60 crew dipped their bucket into a local trout hatchery by
mistake.

The fire fighters said they dropped trout fingerlings all ove the darn
fire.... made it smell
like an afternoon fish fry...

We still laugh about it , and tell the pilot he will eventually get a bill
for those fish....

Paul