Originally Posted by
Tickle
I was thinking that if we urgently need more aerial firefighting resources in Oz, could the Tiger attack helicopters be stripped down and carry water buckets? If the pilots can even do that kind of thing. Or even if the Tigers have a sling hook!
No--they do not have hooks, and guessing here, but the aircraft was probably not designed to have an under slung load attached---there is prolly not a hard point.
Also, taking military pilots who are not trained to do this type of work does not go well unless they receive the proper training.