Re: [californiadisasters] A Ready Made Solution To The Lack Of Air Tankers

And these are low mileage airframes so they should last for quite a while! Only issue is that their maintenance seems to be higher than the C-130.
73,
kevin
kc6pob
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On Tue, 1/28/14, James Nelson <jnelson_lifesaver@yahoo.com> wrote:

Subject: [californiadisasters] A Ready Made Solution To The Lack Of Air Tankers
To: "CaliforniaDisasters" <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 7:40 PM


I saw this post from someone on
Facebook and thought this is a ready made solution to the
lack of air
tankers facing the country. Either bought by individual
states or
transferred to the USFS for a relatively easy conversion for
tanker duty
with radios and MAFFS sleds:
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/new-air-force-planes-parked-in-arizona-boneyard-1.245554
Jim NelsonN0LBHSee my photos at:
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer




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