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Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:48 pm
by pacestick
Thought I would start this so we can talk about the planes specifications and things.
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:58 pm
by Nafenn
In perth they usually opperate Two AT-802s - Bomber 607 and 608, opperated by Dunn Aviation
Based at Jandakot - given priority over all other traffic except medical priority aircraft.
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:53 pm
by familyman
These two were in Geraldton last week.
Managed to get these pictures while they where filling
Cheers
Mathew
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:53 pm
by Blinky
familyman wrote:These two were in Geraldton last week.
Managed to get these pictures while they where filling
and they were both in Bunbury yesterday. I remember the numbers while filling them. Here a pic I took of two others refueling after we filled them. Over the course of the day the avgas at Bunbury Airport ran out so they were being filled from drums on the truck till the tanker arrived later in the afternoon.
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:53 am
by Nafenn
Blinky wrote:familyman wrote:These two were in Geraldton last week.
Managed to get these pictures while they where filling
and they were both in Bunbury yesterday. I remember the numbers while filling them. Here a pic I took of two others refueling after we filled them. Over the course of the day the avgas at Bunbury Airport ran out so they were being filled from drums on the truck till the tanker arrived later in the afternoon.
fyi... those are two different bombers in bunbury
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:40 pm
by robbage
Saw these two fly over Swanbourne during the middle of the day, heading North.
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:41 pm
by WPXZBP
605 and 606 are at Albany Airport. Both are Airtractors.
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:03 pm
by Nick
Bomber's 600 and EOG were in Bunbury on Sunday (As well as the local two) and some from Manjimup/Albany. These were sent to Bunbury to assist with the Harvey/Hoffman fire. I too was filling waterbombers at Bunbury airport before the arrival of the Bunbury SES (and Blinky).
Nick
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:40 pm
by Blinky
Nafenn wrote:
and they were both in Bunbury yesterday. I remember the numbers while filling them. Here a pic I took of two others refueling after we filled them. Over the course of the day the avgas at Bunbury Airport ran out so they were being filled from drums on the truck till the tanker arrived later in the afternoon.
fyi... those are two different bombers in bunbury
um...did I say they were the same? From what I said
"Here a pic I took of two others" two others meaning different to the 2 that were pictured in Geraldton. Ok I missed the 's. Should have been here's a pic of two others.
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:44 pm
by Nafenn
Blinky wrote:um...did I say they were the same? From what I said
"Here a pic I took of two others" two others meaning different to the 2 that were pictured in Geraldton. Ok I missed the 's. Should have been here's a pic of two others.
apologies... twas early in the morning
(somewhere in the world
)
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:51 pm
by Blinky
Nick wrote:Bomber's 600 and EOG were in Bunbury on Sunday (As well as the local two) and some from Manjimup/Albany. These were sent to Bunbury to assist with the Harvey/Hoffman fire. I too was filling waterbombers at Bunbury airport before the arrival of the Bunbury SES (and Blinky).
Nick
No need to make me separate...just the arrival of Bunbury SES would have done .
Mine was only a small contribution as I was only there from 5pm till pack up time.
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:57 pm
by daniel@dunns
hey guys
i'm one of the guys that fit the firebombing doors for the fire season and change them back to spray and spreading doors after the fire season and do some of the maintenance on all the ground support vehicles.
if there is any you would like to know feel free to ask
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:01 am
by WPXZBP
Welcome to the forum daniel.
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:06 am
by Helitak_670
FYI the Air Tractors use Jet A1 (Kero)(turbine powered) the PZL M18 Dromaders use Avgas (they are piston powered)
Re: Fixed wing Water Bombers
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:36 am
by daniel@dunns
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.
