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New job for A4's?

Flash

Flash

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Maybe in retirement A4's could fly this!

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Articles: http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_comm_story.jsp?id=news/aw073106p1.xml

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002133575_supertanker29.html

Film: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/209679/water_tanker/
 
Funny, didn't he just mention something about being hired for a second life?
 
Flash said:
Maybe in retirement A4's could fly this!

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Hey !!! Looks like the outflow valves ("walves" to the Orient mechanics :)) are workin' overtime at altitude on the way to Tokyo after I bought my lunch at the HNL airport noodle shop .... i.e., chicken curry & rice.

As some are wont to say: GOOD TIMES *Burp*
 
That is extremely cool. I'm surprised though that something as big as the 747, or the "Whale" as A4s likes to call it, is nimble enough to handle aerial firefighting.
 
McMinnville, Ore.-based Evergreen International Aviation has spent an estimated $10 million to convert one of its 747s into a giant airborne water tank. Using a system of nozzles under the plane's belly, the craft can spray a stream of water or chemical retardant up to five miles long.

"This plane can create its own rainstorm. It could be a major tool for fighting wildfires," said Penn Stohr, director of flight operations for the aviation-services company, which in March and April conducted demonstrations for federal and state firefighting officials in the Arizona desert.

Company officials say the aerial supertanker has other possible uses, including dispersing major oil spills and decontaminating areas hit by biochemical attacks. (A somewhat jarring photo simulation on the company's Web site depicts four of the supertankers spraying decontaminants over mid-Manhattan.)
 
Richthofen said:
Dear A4's,
why don't you run for president? I'd vote for you. (Or Chuck Norris.):)
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He can't, cause he's "Just a mean 'ol Haole, man!!!" :) Haha. And Chuck Norris? Well..., I'm not gonna let this thread devolve in that direction...:icon_rage
 
ChuckMK23 said:
(A somewhat jarring photo simulation on the company's Web site depicts four of the supertankers spraying decontaminants over mid-Manhattan.)
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Gotta love PhotoShop!!! Awesome!
 

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