"Morgans" wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote

I've watched one put out a real fire in france. Amazing. But the key
here is nearby water source. without one how good is it compared to
anything of similar size and weight?

It can also refill on the ground with a hose and tanker. It can lift
a full load off of a runway, 1200 gallons for a 215, 1400 gallons for
a 415. I would have to do some searching to find out how much runway
it would take, but it isn't much.


Oh I know, but that just puts it on even footing with a similar sized
aircraft with a tank installed, in which case, if you were buying an
airplane to protect an area with no bodies of water nearby, you'd be as
well off or better off buying something even larger that's filled the same
way.

Bertie