Water Bomber 'buckets' into Fire Truck
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Water Bomber 'buckets' into Fire Truck
A fire fighting chopper with a full bucket, flying a little too low manages to take out a fire truck... ouch
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Safety Case study....part-time pilot flying a 40 year old single engine Huey at 8,000 feet msl in 90 degree F air while throwing water at a raging forest fire???
SaSless,
Some of theose single engine Hueys have a 5,000 lb. empty weight and 1,800 horse engines. Don't write them off as effective fire fighting tools.
As to state owned, operated and crewed ships?? That is a totally different bag of worms.
Also looking at the video that terrain is not 8,000 ft msl in Wenachee, Wa.
Some of theose single engine Hueys have a 5,000 lb. empty weight and 1,800 horse engines. Don't write them off as effective fire fighting tools.
As to state owned, operated and crewed ships?? That is a totally different bag of worms.
Also looking at the video that terrain is not 8,000 ft msl in Wenachee, Wa.
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Don't knock the Huey
I have the privilege of flying a Huey which is older than I am. We carry out fire fighting operations and regularly operate with density altitudes well above 8000' and still operate safely with a ton of water in the bucket. She is the queen of the skies.
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They're waterbombing here in Cyprus, using Kamov Ka32s - Just out of interest how much odes the bucket hold?
