World's largest firefighting air tanker is making Colorado home

Denver7 reporter Brendaliss Gonzalez tells us this plane will be able to fly anywhere in the country and help with wildfire operations.
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[@eliasr.g4991]

thank you supertanker for help chile

[@davidlawand2805]

We need an airbus 380 tanker *Edit*: maybe an Antonov 225 tanker would be epic 😂

[@iqbalnakhas]

Lol antonov for tanker 🤣

[@mrr4979]

Start at 0.25

[@georgiesonymusic675]

Please you need more than one. God bless you America.

[@gnosticmom2805]

It COULD fly anywhere in the U.S., except for a slight problem: the forestry service in Washington state won't let it. Anyone else have a small-minded forestry service?

[@JamesC696]

Any reason given?

[@DonnyPepquoi]

Yes ! welcome to Australia - where we have nowhere near the aerial fire fighting equipment that we need.

[@TheMotorman1981]

Need them in Australia

[@thesunsetreptiles]

TheMotorman nothing going on over there.

[@TheMotorman1981]

thewest.com.au

[@Nighthawke70]

TheMotorman Any time, any place baby. It's a globetrotter so it can be on site any place on the globe in 30.

[@DiggityDaws]

too true mate, 2 years after your comment, we STILL do...

[@user-rw6xo9jc3n]

Diggity Daws yup, that comment he made did NOT age well

[@youandi2943]

They just used this thing in California

[@mertenspolak]

That is one sexy paintjob

[@ashbyash7915]

That plane was In San Bernardino at aeropro I worked there it sat for like a month

[@Agislife1960]

I guess its a step in the right direction, but being anywhere in Colorado in 30 minutes means 1 hour round trip, throw in loading time and you've got 2 hours for more than 1 load, and thats not very good.

[@timmallette1888]

yes but compared to a BAe 146 with 3,000 gallons it's pretty good. They can still reload at any airport with a long enough runway.

[@Agislife1960]

Tim Mallette Agreed, but the 146 can land at just about any airport with some aviation infrastructure, the best aircraft for the mission profile according to the latest research would be a flying boat capable of hauling between 3 and 4 thousand gallons, something between the martin Mars and Bombardier, The people who study aerial fire fighting say when you consider response time, a flying boat is the most effective. Unfortunately new flying boats are pretty limited.

[@patch5859]

John Q Flyer It can use segmented drops, multiple drops on the same, or other fires in the state. loiter time is very good. It doesn't have to drop the whole load, then refill. that's what makes this platform so efficient. Especially on multiple fires. less planes in the air, and multiple passes. Awesome aircraft!

[@MrFakit]

Martin Mars waterbombers can reload 30 ton (7200 US Gal.)of water in 22 sec. Look them up

[@cholomackdaddy]

747? DAM

[@asifaliasifaliqazi3508]

Nice

[@TechDEEM]

Great Idea with Very helpful against Fire in remote place... ^_^

[@gregbroad3118]

Amazing plane, could we contract it to come to Australia quickly before we have no wildlife left..........

[@chuenouxiong]

Send 5 of those to California asap

[@jls99500]

I wonder what it got for engines?

[@iiraiyen]

Cali needs its help

[@alaskasoundguy2838]

Alaska needs it now

[@jacksong2384]

Why Not The AirbusA380.

[@dropbear6740]

How long does it take to fill the 20,000 ltrs

[@petrosspetrosgali]

Drop Bear if they can pump it at the same rate as jet fuel, it would take about 20-30 minutes.

[@gnosticmom2805]

It's gallons, not liters, at about 20-30 minutes depending on the experience of the crew.

[@hermanviljoen1858]

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[@arthurfluter4424]

After the 747 comes back from a drop, it is refueled, water (more typically fire retardant slurry) added, and the pressurized air tanks recharged. Usually about 30 to 45 minutes to turn the ship around.

[@melonshop8888]

SEND IT TO AUSTRALIA NOW.!!! ASAP.!!! 😢😢😢 SUFFERING ANIMALS AND TREES NEED IT.!!! 😭😭 SEND IT TO AUSTRALIA NOW.!!! ASAP.!!! 😢😢😢 SUFFERING ANIMALS AND TREES NEED IT.!!! 😭😭

[@melonshop8888]

@stonks THAN NOTHING SIR.

[@codprawn]

The biggest problem with converting normal aircraft is the time taken to return to a runway and refill the tanks. A converted seaplane such as the Martin Mars can skim a lake or the sea and fills in seconds - then a few minutes later it can come back for more! I bet even a helicopter with a bucket can drop more water over few hours as it can constantly refill.

[@codprawn]

@Murdered5.2 Ram Lasting all day on fuel doesn't help at all. One drop and that's it. I watched a forest fire being put out near my house in Portugal. A Canadair cl415 and a big Russian helicopter. They just kept popping back and fore to a local reservoir to fill up. The helicopter landed a few times on a road to refuel from a towed bowser.

[@nicolasfredette8564]

Why do American TV reporters make basic speech sound like it requires a PhD ?

[@scootergreen3]

I agree!

[@justisturner8061]

"American" there are over 20 countries in the Americas

[@Phonixrmf]

Justis pretty sure anyone but US citizens would like to be called "Americans"

[@RicersRUs]

It's part of the Dumbing down of society, Make people feel stupid. All part of the master plan, don't you worry.

[@WEDBLucario1Xx]

I thought to make it sound more interesting and to interest the viewer

[@pennyjeronimo9404]

Kinda waste of water why can they just use Toradant I forgot what it's called (Basically a chemical I think)

[@PlasticAssasin8]

no longer in operation. The owners are selling it

[@rebytr]

What is this the new Air Force Two? Does it fly next to the Air Force One (if you do not know what the Air Force One is it's the presidential plane)

[@snackpanthr]

The plane is taking a pee

[@snackpanthr]

⁠it was

[@TPWW3CAP]

Oregon needs HELP SOS HURRAH

[@Crayzeetrain1]

Martin Mars and the Martin Hawaii are bigger. get your facts straight

[@MrFakit]

You may want to re-check that, capacity is 7200 US Gallons and the names are Hawaii Mars and Philippine Mars with the latter now in Florida at a naval aviation museum. The Martin JRM Mars Waterbombers are so, so much cooler than this 747 though.

[@Crayzeetrain1]

I'd like to see that fill up off a lake like the Martin's

[@jon...6825]

the USA isn't the world!!!

[@gnosticmom2805]

The GST can fly anywhere in the world and has already been used in Israel and Chile.

[@kylew728]

John OReardon it is the largest air tanker in the world