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Old 10th May 2013, 19:21
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Airborne Firefighting



In this video I was impressed by how much water the Blackhawk can carry. I found the following website Best Firefighting Helicopters. Compare, reviews & ratings. but could not see details of the firefighting Blackhawk. How much weight can a Blackhawk usually carry? Is it one of the best helicopters for fire bombing?

In the video a Bell helicopter is dropping water as well and at one point it looks as if his blades are going into the smoke, is this normal?

Another question please, it is true that only 40 K-Max helicopters were built and why did they make it with a single seat? How do you train someone when they want to fly that type. Also, it is good at fighting fires?
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