Fixed wing Water Bombers

[pacestick]

What frequency's do the fixed wing use is it same as helitaks?

[yorky]

Usually yes.

[Zebedee]

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.

G'day Daniel,

Have a cruise on over to this thread first and have a read:

http://warsug.info/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2016

If you have any questions, or aren't sure about what's mentioned in there, give me a shout


Cheers,

[daniel@dunns]

cheers

here r some pics.

[Zebedee]

Well done with the pics Daniel - I like 'em!

[daniel@dunns]

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.

[Nick]

Nice picture of EOG over the fire on front page of the west today.

[wasaint]

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.

Phil

[daniel@dunns]

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

[Nafenn]

taxied past they yesterday... at jandakot we have tail numbers: 7, 8 and 10 (air tractors)

[daniel@dunns]

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

[Nafenn]

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

didn't catch the rego unfortunately... Was concentrating on taxiing the partialaviator

[Infernal]

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

[Fastlane]

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

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.

[treeny]

Dare i say it takes alot more time to get a DC10 of the ground than it does a chopper or smaller fixed wing.