747 firebomber web site

Cycle time between load and discharge and reload. To see a real water
bomber go to the Martin Mars Web site. Things are neat to watch. Talk
about an overcast dropped just outside my town a couple years ago. Put out
a 2 1/2 acre fire in about an hour. Dropped about 15 loads of water. Far
more efficient than a 747.
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96 tons of water!!!!!

Cycle time between load and discharge and reload. To see a real water
bomber go to the Martin Mars Web site. Things are neat to watch. Talk
about an overcast dropped just outside my town a couple years ago. Put out
a 2 1/2 acre fire in about an hour. Dropped about 15 loads of water. Far
more efficient than a 747.

But keep mind, not even considering the 747, dropping retardant and dropping
water are two different operations with two different purposes.

Water is put directly on a fire, retardant is typically put in the fires path
to make a line...


Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)
Silver City Tanker Base

Oh and BUFDRVR, you might note of interest that the USFS aviation officer who
is determined to kill of the airtanker program, is an ex-Bone driver

Guess we should have heeded your words about them earlier


Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)
Silver City Tanker Base

Ron wrote:

Oh and BUFDRVR, you might note of interest that the USFS aviation officer who
is determined to kill of the airtanker program, is an ex-Bone driver

Before JB asks, I will...what's his name?

Guess we should have heeded your words about them earlier

The ex-BUFF type Bone guys are ok though....right JB?


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

Ron wrote:

Oh and BUFDRVR, you might note of interest that the USFS aviation officer
who
is determined to kill of the airtanker program, is an ex-Bone driver

Before JB asks, I will...what's his name?


LtC Tony Kern, from "Darker Shade of Blue" and "Rogue pilots" fame...




Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)
Silver City Tanker Base