DC-10 firefighting OMG
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DaveH23 said:
I seen a video like this years ago and after dropping the waters the wings fold in on themselves and the plane simply falls to the ground.
Will try find the video.
here it is;Will try find the video.
https://youtu.be/-A4QZAxrb28
According to the article 3 lost their lives
tenfour said:
Are you going to tell him he missed or shall I 
FourWheelDrift said:
Speed 3 said:
I know these guys are at the edge of the envelope but that is proper scary 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgdmW-Q7ZCI
(video found courtesy of ralphrj's post in the GIF thread)
If there's a failure in the release mechanism there's a much heavier aircraft trying to pull up and avoid the mountain. One of the Martin Mars flying boats was lost that way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgdmW-Q7ZCI
(video found courtesy of ralphrj's post in the GIF thread)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPedHJNQNUM
a little video about the aircraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG06xAbBf3Q
Edited by 528Sport on Wednesday 20th July 15:08
FourWheelDrift said:
tenfour said:
Are you going to tell him he missed or shall I tdm34 said:
FourWheelDrift said:
tenfour said:
Are you going to tell him he missed or shall I I know I was joking 
But in other news gollow the Martin Mars water bomber en route to EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh 2016 on Flight Radar 24 here - http://fr24.com/CFLYL/a6f7d88
But in other news gollow the Martin Mars water bomber en route to EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh 2016 on Flight Radar 24 here - http://fr24.com/CFLYL/a6f7d88
Speed 3 said:
Eric Mc said:
I often wonder how the airframes stand up to such treatment. These aeroplanes were not really designed to be hauled through such manoeuvers at low altitude. We had the wing come off an old C-130 a few years ago.
Yup, even though a lot of the fleet is ex-mil its transport stuff that wouldn't be designed for a lifetime of those manouvres. Lots been lost over the years, especially when you add in low-vis from smoke. The converted DC-10 and the 747 must have some very specific restrictions and customised ops manuals alongside mods. Only takes an engine surge or hydraulic glitch to take out the very slim margins, especially in hot, swirling air. Probably as easy to get life insurance as having BASE jumper on your cv .....DaveH23 said:
DaveH23 said:
I seen a video like this years ago and after dropping the waters the wings fold in on themselves and the plane simply falls to the ground.
Will try find the video.
here it is;Will try find the video.
https://youtu.be/-A4QZAxrb28
According to the article 3 lost their lives
ChemicalChaos said:
I believe this was a much more complex case - the aircraft was ex-CIA, and had a lot of flying hours on covert missions that never appeared on the logbook. Hence, the servicing and fatigue checks were well behind schedule, with the tragic results
Sauce? From a quick read of their report the NTSB concluded that the inspection/maintenance program wasn't sufficient for the work it was doing.
markmullen said:
Awesome, it's like no one has told them they're in a DC10 and they're driving it like a much smaller more agile aircraft.
Top work.
It is impressive, you dont generally see airliners being flung about like that and I do love a Trijet, I know its all certified and test but it must be pretty seat of the pants, and really these guys are risking their lives in these situations, especially when you consider that its a pretty old plane that has been modified and it didnt exactly have a stellar record for safety when in passenger service, though I would imagine the issues are long sorted.Top work.
Seems they did have a nasty moment, look at incidents.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC-10_Air_Tanker
Must be weird having your plane suddenly lose a significant amount of weight in 8 seconds or less.
Fair play to them though, that must take some skill and no small amount of bottle, would love a passenger ride on that, bet it is pretty alarming to those only used to normal passenger flights.
Interesting that it weighs quite a lot less loaded with the fire retardant than they would have done carrying passengers, explains how agile they seem to appear in the videos.
Wasn't there a film released in the 80's/90's about fighting forest fires with planes? Seem to remember a scene of a B25(?) crashing into burning trees?
Wasn't there a film released in the 80's/90's about fighting forest fires with planes? Seem to remember a scene of a B25(?) crashing into burning trees?
lufbramatt said:
Wasn't there a film released in the 80's/90's about fighting forest fires with planes? Seem to remember a scene of a B25(?) crashing into burning trees?
Always (1989). Richard Dreyfuss, Jon Goodman, Holly Hunter and in her last film Audrey Hepburn.P's. A-26 Invader I think.
Edited by FourWheelDrift on Monday 25th July 15:26
FourWheelDrift said:
lufbramatt said:
Wasn't there a film released in the 80's/90's about fighting forest fires with planes? Seem to remember a scene of a B25(?) crashing into burning trees?
Always (1989). Richard Dreyfuss, Jon Goodman, Holly Hunter and in her last film Audrey Hepburn.P's. A-26 Invader I think.
Edited by FourWheelDrift on Monday 25th July 15:26
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