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karatecatman · Guest

Came across these copyright pics
DC-10 water tanker in action in the recent California fires.

SEANDSILVA · Member Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 751 Location: BOM (VABB)

They are doing an amazing job , those trihollers!

airindia787 · Member Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 770 Location: DAB & ZTF

Yes, great job by these classics. I wonder if the Evergreen Tanker 742 is also involved with fighting the fires this year, it was last year.
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Cathay777 · Member Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 84

Not the best shot but here is that Nine-Ten (was a great 15 min pit stop @ Victorville, when I drove Vegas to LA)

Cheers,
Raj

HAWK21M · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject:

Good catch raj.....how high is the Tank from the ground level under normal circumstanses with full load?
regds
MEL.
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vt-ala · Member Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 440

i don't think it carries water. its load looks like a fire retarding chemical.

sammyk · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject:

It can carry water as well.

Here is their site: http://www.10tanker.com/

Here is Evergreen's 747: http://www.evergreenaviation.com/supertanker/index.html