October 10, 20178 yr bunch of wildfires popped up in northern california last night. lots of people displaced. california has recently acquired the services of this 747 tanker that drops flame retardant. if you're a fan of the 747 you might enjoy the vid in the article! crazy seat-of-pants flying in the queen http://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Watch-CalFire-s-747-Super-Tanker-attack-the-Wine-12264476.php cheers,-andy crosby
October 10, 20178 yr Commercial Member Wow, thanks. Paul Grubich 2017 - Professional texture artist painting virtual aircraft I love. Be sure to check out my aged cockpits for the A2A B-377, B-17 and Connie at Flightsim.com and Avsim library
October 10, 20178 yr That plane is not Cal Fire's, nor is it based at McClellan...love how the San Fran media tries to make it look like this is a CA state asset coming to the rescue. In fact, that one-of-a-kind jet is based in Colorado Springs a few miles from where I'm sitting. California is just renting its services. It is a beast, though...can lay down a 1.5 mile swath of retardant in one pass--160,000 lbs in just about 20 sec. Uses high-volume pumps designed after the fuel pump on the Saturn rockets. Cheers Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
October 10, 20178 yr Also, "10 Tanker Air Carrier" has two DC-10's that are used for firefighting and can drop 12,000 gallons at a time of fire retardant. One of them is currently on the Anaheim fire in SoCal. Approximate price is $10,000 an hour when it's in use, wish we had a few more to use here in California... Cheers Martin
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