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SA watches trial of giant waterbomber
adelaide_medic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfCwChAg6lE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osCF0c4IcA4
chook:
Now you know where your budgets go - junkets :evil:
RescueHazmat:
--- Quote from: Pipster on April 27, 2009, 07:08:30 PM ---Great..it carries 75,000 litres of water.
In summer, with a lack of water supplies, where is it going to fill?
Does it scoop from the sea? I can't see it being able to scoop from any other water supply in SA in summer....
Perhaps the Govt could just give the money they were going to spend on this project, to CFS, for new stations etc....it'd be more effective!
Pip
--- End quote ---
They have said it will have to fill with water/fuel from an airport. - 30 mins turn around with their pump systems.
firegun:
This sounds good, let us get one for next year. :-D
Then as it will only be able to be used from Adelaide, that is OK too.
This will then allow the current "crop" of aircraft we contract each summer to be dispersed across the state to supplement the rural firefighting capacity.
Wait a minute, where is the money going to come from, from the current "air" budget, or from one of the other "buckets" the CFS has.
(i am being sarcastic tonight, its been one of those days) :wink: :wink:
I am sure that the CFS powers that be would weigh up all the options before committing to such an arrangement.
TillerMan:
What a joke if they even think about it, haha it makes me laugh.
As for gel, that would cost a fortune...
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