Can an AN 225 or A380 Cargo be converted to a firefighting aircraft?
Imagine what these planes could do if they can be converted to a fire fighting machine. Putting out forest fire would be a piece of cake.
Possible? Yes
Likely? No
Fallacy: putting out a fire would be a “piece of cake”
Truth: you apparently know little to nothing about it.
Fallacy: firefighting aircraft put out fires.
Truth: firefighting aircraft drop retardant ahead of fires to slow or stop their advance. They very, very rarely drop water or retardant directly on fires.
Forest Fire fighting at Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia
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PHOTO MEN FIGHTING FOREST FIRE- HATCHETS- (MOUNTED) $15.00 |
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SMOKEY THE BEAR Forest Fires Firefighting 1st Day Cover Smokey the Bear Stamp $21.95 |
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Jr Forest Fire Fighting Warden Badge (Jackie Davis) $25.00 |
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1951 Fighting Forest Fire In Michigan Wire Photo $15.00 |
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1990 Helicopter Fighting Forest Fire Grayling Michigan Wire Photo $15.00 |
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Flame Out Hose Caddy Forest Fire Fighting Foam $34.95 |
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FOREST FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL 1960 SPRINGFIELD OREGON $45.00 |
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FOREST FIRE FIGHTING 1957 CALIFORNIA PICTORIAL FEATURE $24.00 |
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WW2 Wisconsin US Forest Service Firefighting Poster $9.99 |
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1920 photo Forest Service: fighting a forest fire $9.99 |
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1948 Fire Fighting Forest Rangers – Canada Press Photo $14.97 |
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The Boy Scouts in the Northwest or Fighting Forest Fire $35.52 |
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1956 Bundyweld Bundy Tubing Company Detroit Mi FireFighting Forest Bulldozer Ad $9.99 |
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hedgehog tabacco fire forest fighting postmark $3.50 |
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FIREFIGHTING, Forest Fires, Canada First Day Cover $24.95 |
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Smoky the Bear firefighting 1944 Virginia Forest Servic art poster print SKU3940 $14.98 |
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Forest Fire Fighting Fundamentals: For Use by Fire Prot $40.97 |
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Smokejumpers : Firefighters From the Sky 2 hours of action and history of the National Smokejumpers Association. These are the heroes of firefighting, jumping into remote wilderness and fighting the fires – man against nature. Action packed and full of interesting historical information…. |
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Truper 33033 Tru Pro Forest Service Mcleod Fire Tool, Ash Handle, 48-Inch $49.99 Truper 33033, MAC, Tru Pro Forest Service McLeod Fire Tool, Ash Handle, 48-Inch. 48-inch Professional Grade Premium North American White Ash handle. White Ash handles give optimum ratio of resistance and flexibility. Forest Service approved, fire tool for residential or commercial use. Use on farm or ranch for a lifetime of use. Tru Pro, “The Contractors Choice” for professional use. Truper has be… |
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Indian Poly Backpack Firefighting Pump 5 Gallon $153.25 Designed to hold up to the harshest environments, these poly tanks will not dent and are completely corrosion- and UV-resistant. The pumps are fabricated from 2 seamless brass cylinders with a guide bushing on the inner cylinder for bind-free operation plus they can be serviced by hand for complete in-field maintenance. The combination nozzle allows the operator to change from straight stream to c… |
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Always $8.05 Considered by many to represent a low point in Steven Spielberg’s career, 1990’s Always did suggest something of a temporary drift in the director’s sensibility. A remake of the classic Spencer Tracy film A Guy Named Joe, Always stars Richard Dreyfuss as a Forest Service pilot who takes great risks with his own life to douse wildfires from a plane. After promising his frightened fiancée (H… |
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100PSI/60GPM PORTABLE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM – 6.5HP ENGINE; HIGH PRESSURE WATER PUMP; FIRE PUMP $599.95 Defend yourself against fire in an emergency when seconds count with this affordable fire protection system. Doubles as an emergency flood pump… |
