Great photo....

[Noir]

Because some of our forest fires are almost bigger than 674,800 km² (which is the size of France, BTW)   

If you can't drop the water precisely nor reload in flight at the nearby lake your fire will stay the size of France. BTW that was almost funny, good try.

[VonMessa]

If you can't drop the water precisely nor reload in flight at the nearby lake your fire will stay the size of France. BTW that was almost funny, good try.

Where in the photo is the plane dropping water?

[Noir]

Where in the photo is the plane dropping water?

I assume this is a mix of chemicals and water?

[VonMessa]

I assume this is a mix of chemicals and water?
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Not always.

http://www.10tanker.com/general/

[Noir]

Beyond the refueling ability it's still a plane made to cruise at near mach speed at high altitude, hardly your typical deck fire fighter. To be precise the drop has to be made very low, sometimes in mountainous areas...

I guess the bigger load/range is worth the troubles.

[Nathan60]

If you can't drop the water precisely nor reload in flight at the nearby lake your fire will stay the size of France. BTW that was almost funny, good try.

This is  Murrica, we dont have to be precise just throw enough of whatever at the problem and it will eventually go away besides doesnt look like they have a problem hitting the target on tv.

[B4Buster]

Here's the article I mentioned above:

http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2012/may/f_aerial-firefighters.html

It mentions why the DC-10 is a good platform (speed, payload, stable, etc)

[Noir]

This is  Murrica, we dont have to be precise just throw enough of whatever at the problem and it will eventually go away besides doesnt look like they have a problem hitting the target on tv.

 

[Noir]

Here's the article I mentioned above:

http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2012/may/f_aerial-firefighters.html

It mentions why the DC-10 is a good platform (speed, payload, stable, etc)

cool thanks I must have missed that.

[Wolfala]

Here's the article I mentioned above:

http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2012/may/f_aerial-firefighters.html

It mentions why the DC-10 is a good platform (speed, payload, stable, etc)

Another reason is that fatigue life DC-10 is several orders of magnitude larger than that of the World War II or Korean War assets we currently have. The wing is extremely efficient low-speed and high alpha. And quite frankly it's built like a brick toejam house

[Widewing]

If you can't drop the water precisely nor reload in flight at the nearby lake your fire will stay the size of France. BTW that was almost funny, good try.

Water...


Chemical...

[Noir]

from the link Buster provided

and the liquid that fell from the airplane was white, not dyed red (retardant foam or gel is mixed with water so that it clings to foliage and other fuels longer; plain water evaporates quickly but some retardants can persist as long as 30 days).

[Rob52240]

We do have forests the size of France here.  Actually we have forests that are bigger than France.

[Noir]

We do have forests the size of France here.  Actually we have forests that are bigger than France.

I know, I studied geography at school, and went to the USA and Canada.

[VonMessa]

We do have forests the size of France here.  Actually we have forests that are bigger than France.

He knows, he just wasn't amused.