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Author:  KimWolf [ January 24th, 2015, 10:44 am ]
Post subject:  Airborne Firefighting
Being a fan of the Douglas Invader since childhood days I once stumbled upon their later use as water bombers, for example in the movie Always, and so I found Pictures of Invaders flying for a Canadian Company named Air Spray Ltd. based at Red Deer, Alberta. I thought about doing their planes but never did. Last year I went to the Cinema and watched Planes 2...
Over time a simple camouflage B-26K changed into a pure metal water bomber and finally into a specialized fire surveillance plane, colored in Dusty Cropphopper style.
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Then things turned worse! I founded my own fire fighting company, named Civil Fire Service or CFS, based in my CISP AU.
I didn't bother about the usefulness of the planes I chose, but most of them have worked in the airborne fire fighting business as water bombers, surveillance planes, transporters for fire jumpers or could have been used in one of those roles.
So, please don't take this too serious, cause I start with the most rediculous plane, the A340-100 Boomer, which uses a modified tanker boom to refill it's water tanks while flying low over open water.
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And for today's final, a glider and it's towplane
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Just a little teaser: I was quite happy when Eswube posted the B-52...
Author:  eswube [ January 24th, 2015, 6:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
Love it! :D
Btw. - since there actually is firefighting (water bomber) 747, then why not A340? ;)
(Yeah, will have to finally some day do those promised all versions of 747 :roll: )
Author:  Hood [ January 25th, 2015, 10:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
A very interesting series. A B-52 waterbomber would be pretty awesome...
Author:  Naixoterk [ January 25th, 2015, 10:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
eswube wrote:
why not A340? ;)
It would be nicknamed "The world flooder" :lol:
Author:  heuhen [ January 25th, 2015, 12:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
Naixoterk wrote:
eswube wrote:
why not A340? ;)
It would be nicknamed "The world flooder" :lol:
Antonov An-225 Mriya
Author:  Bombhead [ January 25th, 2015, 2:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
Great artwork Kimwolf. ;)
Author:  JSB [ January 25th, 2015, 3:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
Hood wrote:
A very interesting series. A B-52 water bomber would be pretty awesome...
What about B52Gs ? if the start treaty allowed peaceful use under inspection (as long as they where sufficiently modified so that you couldn't easily used them as bombers ?)
That gets you 365 airframes should make a good fire fighting force ?
JSB
Author:  KimWolf [ January 27th, 2015, 9:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
Thanks for all your comments, but also thanks for your work as well.
Here are some more planes I adopted for CFS.
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Yes, I quite like the Game of Thrones, so here's a 'Stark' plane
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and finally - BUFFy

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added a tail gunner's compartment in honour of the tail gunner who took part in the round the world flight in January, 1957, who refused to leave his position just to become the first person ever to circumnavigate the world - backwards. :lol:
Author:  Hood [ January 28th, 2015, 1:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
Some nice ideas, the B-52 is insane yet cool (nice bypass fan upgrade too) and the turbo B-17 is a neat touch too.
Author:  ezgo394 [ January 28th, 2015, 11:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airborne Firefighting
Love the Turbo B-17!
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