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Old 16th May 2019, 10:03
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drpixie
 
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The opinion amongst US firies seems to be that the big tankers are best for media photo opportunities and not so good for fire-fighting.

I can't see how a turn-around of something around 1 hour, even with a 20-40 tonne load, would be more effective than a Skycrane dropping 5-6 tonne every few minutes, or those scooper amphibious fixed-wings.
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