Originally Posted by
Sunfish
There appears to be some debate about Australia buying its own dedicated water bomber aircraft as a result of the current bushfire emergency.What say you?
by ‘Australia’ do you mean the government? Federal? State? Private Australian companies?
such an exercise organised by the public sector would inevitably a complete ‘shemozzle’
what would the ‘dedicated water bomber aircraft’ do for the other non - burning months of the year? Operate a successful business case overseas and overseen by a government organisation here? Sounds an unlikely theory.
anyone who thinks a couple of big water bombers can control the bushfires seen in this country is also kidding themselves