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Special Report: Aerial firefighting

2009-08-23T00:00:00+01:00


© 10 Air Tanker Center

All eyes are on the USA this summer as state and federal agencies experiment with the nascent very-large air tanker (VLAT) fleet, a development that has nations from Australia to Europe watching with interest to see how this relatively new option for aerial firefighting pans out.

North America: New super tools on tap for aerial fire attack
Australia: Australia mulls over new firefighting capabilities
Flight Test: Bombardier 415 - The superscooper

Source: Flight International

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