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Old 16th Jan 2020, 21:52
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Rwy in Sight
 
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Originally Posted by Fogliner
AT 802 fireboss, MAAFS systems for C 130, Canadair CL 415, All viable options in my opinion. Went through this a few years back when BC was on fire in Canada.
Wondered why our military wasn't utilizing the Herc's with the MAAFS Modules a lot more.
Would it not be good to provide our Military pilots with flying hours doing firefighting work rather than just parking them or flying non critical missions to stay current?

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fog
I don't have pictures at hand (and I am not sure they are releasable but I will check) but the combination MAAFS systems and C-130 is a VERY bad combination for the C-130. A user of this combination back in the mid 80's ended up grounding one or two C-130 (carrying MAAFSbecause of the corrosion.

Australia will make much better use of those Beriev Be-200 Altair with their water scooping ability and higher speed.
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