Fixed wing Water Bombers
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
What frequency's do the fixed wing use is it same as helitaks?
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
G'day Daniel,daniel@dunns wrote:thanks matey
um just wanted to know how to post a few pictures up on the forum??
i have a few happy snaps i have taken at work of some air tractors getting fitted with the fore doors and of a couple of 802's over in Jurien Bay when we were doing firebombing training.
Have a cruise on over to this thread first and have a read:
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Well done with the pics Daniel - I like 'em!
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
thanks Doug
the top picture is of VH-EDG and VH-EOG over in Jurein Bay 2 weeks ago for training with the helitacks. the bottom is at home base in Ballidu.
i'll try and get alot more pics up over the next few weeks.
the top picture is of VH-EDG and VH-EOG over in Jurein Bay 2 weeks ago for training with the helitacks. the bottom is at home base in Ballidu.
i'll try and get alot more pics up over the next few weeks.
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Nice picture of EOG over the fire on front page of the west today.
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daniel@dunns wrote:thanks Doug
the top picture is of VH-EDG and VH-EOG over in Jurein Bay 2 weeks ago for training with the helitacks. the bottom is at home base in Ballidu.
i'll try and get alot more pics up over the next few weeks.
Hey Daniel I hope you enjoyed your time here in windy jurien, and thank god you guys where here on the Thursday other wise it would have been an interesting day!!!!!
I have some great shots of them dropping at the targets i will upload later on , unfortunatly did not have time to take any on the Thursday, but the press took some great ones of 09 & 00 at Geraldton last week.
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hey Phil
yeah was great over in jurien except for that wind! lol
um would be great to c a couple of pictures of the planes dropping there loads as us loader drivers just get to look at tarmac all day lol.
cheers daniel
yeah was great over in jurien except for that wind! lol
um would be great to c a couple of pictures of the planes dropping there loads as us loader drivers just get to look at tarmac all day lol.
cheers daniel
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taxied past they yesterday... at jandakot we have tail numbers: 7, 8 and 10 (air tractors)
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
yep they are 3 of a 5 802's
should be ZED, EDG and JID i think
i'm currently down in Albany atm doing relief for one of our loader drivers
and have the two 602's NIY and NIZ.
i'll try and get a pic 2morrow for all of u guys!
dan
should be ZED, EDG and JID i think
i'm currently down in Albany atm doing relief for one of our loader drivers
and have the two 602's NIY and NIZ.
i'll try and get a pic 2morrow for all of u guys!
dan
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didn't catch the rego unfortunately... Was concentrating on taxiing the partialaviatordaniel@dunns wrote:yep they are 3 of a 5 802's
should be ZED, EDG and JID i think
i'm currently down in Albany atm doing relief for one of our loader drivers
and have the two 602's NIY and NIZ.
i'll try and get a pic 2morrow for all of u guys!
dan
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Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
call that a fixed wing fire fighter
Melbourne are playing with this at the moment
DC10
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200911/r465879_2309706.jpg
I belive there are some 727 fire fighters about and a 747
if i had the money i would buy one of the Oz Jet 737's and convert it to a wather bomber fire fighter, i reckon it would be the best thing for WA
Melbourne are playing with this at the moment
DC10
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200911/r465879_2309706.jpg
I belive there are some 727 fire fighters about and a 747
if i had the money i would buy one of the Oz Jet 737's and convert it to a wather bomber fire fighter, i reckon it would be the best thing for WA
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Big is not always better. Slow reload times, limited use in urban interface areas (they dont used the fixed wings near built up areas even) etc.. The helicopters are alot more flexible.AO11912 wrote:if i had the money i would buy one of the Oz Jet 737's and convert it to a wather bomber fire fighter, i reckon it would be the best thing for WA
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Dare i say it takes alot more time to get a DC10 of the ground than it does a chopper or smaller fixed wing.
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