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Old 9th Dec 2006, 20:21
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Captain Sand Dune
 
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[QUOTE][when i was chatting to some CFA bloke, he suggested they are a waste of money and not practical for our conditions....
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Really? I would like to know how he arrived at that conclusion. So what would type of aircraft would be suitable for our conditions? A handful of B206s and crop dusters?!

Can't find it, but does anyone have the photo of the RAAF C-130 modified to do water bombing?
I wonder how much it would take to mod the C130Js for firefighting ops? Heard they have issues with wingspars though.
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