Aircraft Fire Fighter DC10 SuperTanker

[sunsetreptiles]

how come theres no videos on the 747, anyone know where i can see video on this bad boy.

[WILLHollifield]

I saw a DC-10 dropping retardant on the Gap Fire behind my place last weekend it was awesome. The C-130's & P-3's & helicopters were impressive too but the DC-10 was incredible.

[pete5668]

Nice video

[nightoddity]

THIS IS NOT A DC-10

[sunsetreptiles]

@nightoddity this plane behide this one is a dc-10

[retsisruoydekcufi]

Go! Go! you GO DC-10!!!!!

[lmsasquatch]

I WENT INSIDE THIS THING!!

[emthirty]

I saw a really interesting documentary on dailyplanetclips dot ca about dc10s, this first person view in this one was amazing though.

[Stratotanker135]

its being filmed from a CDF OV-10 Bronco..not Tanker 910 ( DC-10)

[SACKTECH]

October 22, 2007 Lake Arrowhead fire. All the Phoschek blew away in the planes vortex and cross winds as pedicted. Fire 100....DC10 zero.

[BassclarinetistJ]

the point was to get the fire retardent on the ground so that the fire doesnt spread further, not on the fire itself...duhh

[jmr604]

Wish I was flying that DC-10

[gnu3443]

that DC-10 look so cool dropping that fire

fighting chemical. it is a great idea using

big jets to drop so much at once and really

snuff out the fires more quickly.

You should check out the video of a Boeing

747 that is modified for doing this!

Incredible!

[venividivici888]

canadairs r adequate for this

[AERTANK]

The Camera aircraft is a Rockwell OV-10 "Bronco", a "60s" era COIN aircraft. It has obviously been demilitarised for fire fighting duties! I believe it's a fairly hazardous job being a "Water Bomber Pilot" or even a crew member!!

[ojaijohn]

Since when does a dc-10 have turbo-prop engines? The cockpit isn't right either.

[robbie5380]

its watching the dc-10.. its not actually the plane..#

[ojaijohn]

Yes, I realized that after posting my comment. Didn't watch the whole video before posting. Ooops.

[FlightShadow]

Watch the video - he's filming the -10 from an observer plane.

[uhoh007]

this one later hit some trees on a ridge, but only sustained minor damage

[ruiguerreiro]

And a airbus A380 doing the same thing???

[apeppink]

I'd think you'd really have to be careful with those big planes what with the hills and mountains, violent updrafts, thermals etc. Wouldn't want to do any violent maneuvers with those big airframes.

[bruno84]

I don´t think Jet engined airplanes are adequate to this kind of flying. It just is not efficient.

[djmadjam]

the other supertakner was teh 747 they've bee testing in arizona.. they start using that yet?

[rstotz]

Not that I have seen.

[viperq]

Now that's an airtanker

[djmadjam]

instead of retiring old aircraft, they should all be used to put out fires like this! hats off!

[redwingjs]

A lot of the USFS planes are old military. This DC10 is a new bird designed just for firefigiting though.

[neobahamutzero99]

fuckin crazy