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Old 6th November 2005 | 11:45
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Lowlevldevl
 
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From: Oz. Mahgni
A Better Belly Tank?

I'm curious to know what the experienced fire-suppression pilots think about this new system.
It comes in at about 2/3rds the weight of a conventional rigid system with less of a drag penalty and it looks to me like it'd have a better drop pattern as well.
The photos should give you an idea but basically the vinyl bag extends down out of the belly tank when loaded and retracts every time it's emptied.
Any comments?
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