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Cal Fires New 747 Getting a Workout - 747 cal fire a3AWMGQ5ot0.jpg ...
747 assists firefighters on the Palmer Fire
http://fireaviation.com/2017/09/03/7...e-palmer-fire/ On September 2 the 747 SuperTanker was used on the second fire since receiving certification and a contract from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). The Palmer Fire was reported at 1:33 p.m. PDT Saturday and later that afternoon the Very Large Air Tanker was dispatched from McClellan Air Field near Sacramento. According to FlightAware it cruised south at over 600 mph at times before dropping on the fire about an hour later, then reloaded at McClellan and completed a second sortie, dropping almost 19,000 gallons again, splitting the load into two drops. * The cost is $16,000/hour...small amount compared to the loss of a home or more. |
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