Fling wing fire fighting

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Fling wing fire fighting

Postby Skywork » Wed Nov 28 2012, 04:19

Fling wing stuff but could you see CASA allowing approaches to pick up water in Sydney Harbour like the ones in the video

http://player.vimeo.com/video/48642618
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Re: Fling wing fire fighting

Postby choppermech1986 » Wed Nov 28 2012, 04:49

Fling wing fire fighting


Fixed wing mate, fixed.
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Re: Fling wing fire fighting

Postby Skywork » Wed Nov 28 2012, 06:16

choppermech1986 wrote:
Fling wing fire fighting


Fixed wing mate, fixed.


Sh*t I fly both commercially so I better check what I am sitting in tomorrow morning before I take off as I am now confused, but after 15 years of it,this is what happens to you, Watching/flying one, thinking of the other !!!!! or thinking of a holiday
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Re: Fling wing fire fighting

Postby Eric Hunt » Wed Nov 28 2012, 06:58

The greenies won't let you use sea water on bush fires.
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Re: Fling wing fire fighting

Postby papillons » Wed Nov 28 2012, 20:14

Baby seals are much better fire retardants, anyway. The only hitch is that bloody chunks of flesh clog up the scoop intake eventually, although a quick flush out with DDT usually does the trick.
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Re: Fling wing fire fighting

Postby bangequalsbad » Wed Nov 28 2012, 20:27

Those dudes fly those like mad b*****ds!

That actually looked pretty fun.
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Re: Fling wing fire fighting

Postby vortexstate » Wed Nov 28 2012, 20:54

A Canadian company was touring Casa water bombers back in the early ninties trying to sell their product. Conducted a demonstration at NAS Nowra at the time picking up water out of Jervis Bay and spreading the load on the western pad. Looked quite impressive at the time.

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