"Captain Wubba" wrote in message
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So essentially the Mars in use today is the same *design* originally
designed as a bomber, which you incorrectly stated as being
'originally designed' as a troop transport.

I was speaking of the airplanes actually *flying* as water bombers. They
*were* originally designed as transport aircraft, not bombers.

As I already pointed out, many (most) aircraft are not from-scratch designs.
They are generally redesigns to some extent of previous aircraft. When I
write "originally designed" I do not mean the very first aircraft in the
lineage, but rather the originally intended purpose of the specific aircraft
in question.

You might as well say that the 747 was originally designed as a bomber.

You are also losing track of the point he all of the discussion regarding
the actual "design" is moot unless the person claiming only bombers make
suitable water bombers can explain what it is about the design of a bomber
that is unique. Obviously since bomber designs have been converted to
passenger designs, they really aren't all that different. There is no a
priori evidence that a passenger design cannot be used in a bomber role,
even if it's as a water bomber.

Pete