Lockheed C-130 air tanker fire fighter Morgan hill CA.

[TheCannonofMohammed]

That looks like a DC-3 to me because it has propellers. DC-3's have propellers.

[NWtoSFO]

@TheCannonofMohammed It's not a DC-3.

[wcolby]

@NWtoSFO

I was waiting for that, but I didn't want to jump right in.

[epicassassin15]

tats so cool

[QAFtuvok101]

When will you guys ever learn : stop converting US planes to fight fires, WE invented the perfect plane for the job : the CL-215 (later replaced by the more powerfull 415). The ONLY airplane designed with firefighting as its primary role.

How long does it take for your "converted" airplane to fly back to base, land, taxi to the refueling station, fill its tanks, taxi back to runway, take off, fly back to the fire site ?

A CL-415 can fill its tanks in a few seconds on any water body nearby.

[geterdonein01]

@QAFtuvok101 There isn't always a big enough body of water to land in here in California. Often times we'll use helicopters to pick up water from tiny bodies of water far too small for any airplane to ever land in. Most of the time converted airplanes are the best bet.

[monkeyrum15]

@QAFtuvok101 Most places in the American west don't have a big enough lake to land on to refill a float plane. Your planes won't work

[Weibkoln]

thumb up if you thought that it was a 1;100 model on top of an vinger

[TNDTV1]

is that one based with the california air national guard or the wyoming air national guard 153rd airlift wing i could see the tail ha

[TheAdrianMovie]

Enemy AC-130 ABOVEEE!

[charlie29943]

Im not a Firefighter . But why did the Aircraft make the drop there instead of closer to the Head of the Fire?

[evsakai]

@charlie29943 i think those planes dont actually put out fires, they usually lay down a line or break so the fire cant spread beyond it.....

[coldmonkey2]

gotta love people automatically assuming its a ac-130 cuz they saw it in call of duty

[pommyrooter]

@coldmonkey2 , HAHAHAHAHA so true mate so true.

[keefer2111]

We need 100 planes for the forest fires.. and the next pass should be at 300ft.

[chAse734]

0:09 oh shit, widows up boys

[bullcurr]

is there ANYTHING you cannot do with that bird?

got to love it!

[markmnorcal]

Nice bird! Sounds like the crew was also impressed!Fight On!

[flyemlow234]

Whoa babyyyyy! Those guys weren't ready for the loss of payload on the plane. Been doing this for years and that looks like one of my first practice runs. See how they move all around when they start the drop..that plane is getting real light in a hurry! Things get squirrelly up there when that happens. That's a lot of retardent coming out in a hurry.

[goatboyful]

wish we had that in the land of oz,but succesions of cheap-ass federal and state governments can't be bothered coughing up the money and equipping the RAAF.

[Flyboy207]

Ahhhh... Excuse me but is there a fire on the side of the hill or what?

[arbitar222]

training

[abidnader]

how did they get an AC-130 aren't those military planes???

[32574]

it's called "dinero" and here in california the goverment taxes you to shit so they have enough money to buy this kind of toys !!

[Pkm188]

It's not an AC-130, AC-130's have cannons jutting out the sides of the fuselage. It is a military plane yes, many Air National Guard units are equipped for aerial firefighting capabilities when needed.

[NobleEagle1]

thats not the AC-130 its a C-130 cargo the AC-130 would of had guns on the side of it

[FFahall]

It is a regular C-130 from the CA air national Guard. Every year they are often called up into service and are fitted with a MAFFs system to drop retardent on the fire.

[twoaxis]

man,i love the hercules fighting fires,

does somebody know if the flaps are in landing configuration???

[thewwiiguy]

See the plane hop up as he drops... AWESOME VID!!!

[xLiteIkex]

Kewl Vid. Are you a fire fighter?

[kickZtailout]

Great video! Now do you have any of Aero Union P-3s?

[ferociousfrankie]

The mere presence of the c-130 is awesome!

[crv26]

i know huh...it is so massive...you kind of have to respect that thing