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Offline casper

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Water Bombers
« on: February 01, 2017, 04:02:17 PM »
I've never seen a C-130 used in this role before - near the end of the video


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38819951

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Re: Water Bombers
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2017, 05:13:30 PM »
Some USAF ANG units have slide-in fire-fighting equipment, as is being used by the Brazilian Herks in Chile.  The main problem they've experienced is trying to keep crews fresh on firefighting-style flying.

Lots of updates and some dramatic photos from Chile here:

http://fireaviation.com/
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Re: Water Bombers
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2017, 05:57:23 PM »
RIAT 1999 a USAF C-130 did a fire fighting demo
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Re: Water Bombers
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2017, 07:48:43 PM »
I remember one at Air Fete a lot longer ago!

Big day-glo number on the tail.
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Re: Water Bombers
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2017, 08:15:36 PM »
A remember seeing a video of a C-130 on fire fighting duties,but the wings buckled under the strain,and folded up,causing the aircraft to crash with the loss of all on board-very sad.
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Re: Water Bombers
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2017, 10:44:45 AM »
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Re: Water Bombers
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2017, 06:16:12 PM »
Quote from: casper on February 08, 2017, 10:44:45 AM
https://www.facebook.com/aviacaosemnocao/videos/1220583604690931/


Hmmm, flying over power lines and dumping a load of water.

What could go wrong?  ::)
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Re: Water Bombers
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2017, 12:01:01 AM »
Quote from: Merlin on February 08, 2017, 06:16:12 PM
Quote from: casper on February 08, 2017, 10:44:45 AM
https://www.facebook.com/aviacaosemnocao/videos/1220583604690931/


Hmmm, flying over power lines and dumping a load of water.

What could go wrong?  ::)

I'd say, with the fire so close to them, those lines have probably been taken out of service. Probably needed a wash!
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Re: Water Bombers
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2017, 09:30:53 AM »
Has anyone watched "Outback Pilots" ?
They showed a Helicopter team with a 5 metre power washer lance .... washing live HV powerlines...
No amount of physics theory would have me doing that...
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