A DC-10 tanker:
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I've seen those babies dumping on a wildfire. That is a thrilling sight. I understand the airspace around an active fire gets really crowded at times and that some fires are just in too small of an area, but we Need more of these beasts at fire season, many more.
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I would have liked to actually see the takeoff. According to Wikipedia, there is only 15 inches of ground clearance for the water tank. That must make the rotation to climb pretty interesting.
And that was with the 'upgraded' engines... The original engines were about 2X as loud!
The problem with them as firefighters is they fly too fast. Dump-speed is almost stall
But we do need to see more, and I'm pretty sure we will ...
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