For all Air Tanker fans

Thanks for posting the link! Great pics and info. I used to see one of the DC-10 tankers at Victorville, CA when I was working there. Big ship for twisting around over fires. I didn't realize there were now three of these birds around.

The old Sikorsky Aircranes probably impress me the most due to their age, complexity and low rotor rpm.

Norm
 
for those of us in the states who follow the fire fighting aircraft on a home scanner,online scanner like broadcastify...OR if theyre flying overhead and you see the tail number and want information on it,have a look at this page.

http://fireaviation.com/

or

http://fireaviation.com/2016/03/02/large-air-tanker-lineup-for-2016/

below the list on that page is a .PDF,ive printed 6 copies,one for the rv,one for the powerchair,and 4 for my family and a friend..lol..
 
I was primarily thinking of you and Tankerguy72 when I posted this, Dave. Plus our members in Oz, where the heavy action is now.


Steve
 
Definitely some good stuff! But I gotta admit, being an ex KC-135 tire-kicker, my first thought from the thread title was refueling!
 
I was primarily thinking of you and Tankerguy72 when I posted this, Dave. Plus our members in Oz, where the heavy action is now.


Steve

Steve,yeah i know you were,,but being a firefighting airtanker nut..hehehe Tom..i was just trying to add a resource for those who hear a tanker thats inbound to a fire and thing....dang now wheres this one from and what is it??....so a list of the active planes helps me..lol..and those are some great photos on that link you provided.Dave
 
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