Martin Mars Water Bomber Demo - Richmond, B.C.

[1MtnBoy]

Man I love that airplane !

[wwwDOTdalsgaardDOTeu]

A delightful video!

[indyme2]

Cool video. Thanks.

[Mr1duane1]

I watched them put out a fire in Salmon Arm BC. I was amased by when they flew over at low altitude. they seemed to move so slow. they are big like a jumbojet

[neocastillo]

wow beautiful!!!

[kirkconway]

absollute majasty and absolute music from the R-3350's just roaring along.

only Schubert, Mozart or Beethoven could do better.

[stephenzenaida]

i would bet this aircraft made Howard Hughes envious back in the day

[JonathanHoleton]

beautiful footage! I have a question. May I use this footage for a short video I'm planning on shooting? It's just for fun, I do visual effects videos. Trying to visualize the Scuba Diver in the middle of a burning Forest Story. I'd give you credit and put a link to your video :) Let me know if it's be ok if I use your footage, its not for profit.

[G550Jedi]

How many gallons of water does it  hold??

[sentry964]

@G550Jedi Read that it can hold up to 7200 gallons.

[13Ophiuchus]

I love these! I want three but I'll have to wait just a bit longer... Caw!

[NoPancakeMixxx]

Wow that thing is a monster!

[greetenmax]

what a great video! I saw one of those in the distance in a lake B.C. Impressive.

[bcbp14]

Sweet bird

[Martin716]

This is like a giant bumblebee, it shouldn't be able to fly. But once again, physics is cheated.

[notar1]

I used web tracker he flew over us at Hillsboro Airport at about 7000 feet .. thanx for posting !!!

[GutpileCharlie]

That is fan-damn-tastic!  Love them old, big aircraft.

[CaptJackSpeed]

What is going on? Did the forestry serv. decide not to use them anymore? Thats a mistake if they did. I would love to own a big flying boat like the Mars!!

[crankbv1]

@toadrobot Good news my friend. The two remaining Mars Flyingboats are certainly not on the chopping block. On the contrary,there is a proviso written into any future sale which stipulates that they are not to be broken up but will be retired to a museum if that point is reached. lt grieves me when l hear people ridiculing these aircraft as dinosaurs. Faced with an advancing forest fire,l suspect a lot of people would disagree with that and thank god they are both still flying today.

[MrMelon49]

In '56, as a NAVY brat, this very flying boat was our ride home from Hawaii.

[sanyo51]

just awesome.. it looks something like howard hughes last plane

[ThinkingManNeil]

A terrific video of one of my favourite aircraft!

[excalibur8600]

They lease these planes during fire season in so cal (lake elsinore) and its docked pretty close to my work. Its awesome to watch this thing land and take off, it never gets old.

[buynanaimo1]

Based on Vancouver Island BC

Finding your way home is so important!

Let me guide you their....

Mike McKillican

Remax of Nanaimo

[abastin1]

Wha Wha What a plane!!!

[Mr420Evans]

need about a thousand of these

[jpm1]

so cool , love flying boats :)

[migkid]

i liked the dog and ppl moving away on 2.20s ... big scary beast!

[ZhaoBa]

That is absolutely magnificent. What a gorgeous plan. Great video!

[tiger55331]

I have a vague idea, but can anyone who's sure tell me why they still use propellers on these planes and not jet engines?

[warll2]

@tiger55331

It's a rebuilt WWII troop transport. Plus there is no real reason to use jets, they'd just be more maintenance.

[denoke1906]

@tiger55331 Would not be practical, plus they need the slow speed control when doing drops. Speed is not required in their job. I have been associated with the planes for 25 years.

[TheSaadAhmed125]

REMINDS ME OF THE SPRUCE GOOSE!!!

[sterlingman]

Awesome clip and plane!

Well done.

[shades674]

Thats a frickin huge plane

[cjracer1000]

O, I saw this aircraft on flickr! It really is a nice aircraft, and it's also cool to see it in action! Nice video!

[costas1010]

Amazing video and so rare..Thank you for sharing Del!!

[777fsx200]

Cargo plane? D oyou know the departures time or do you go there and wait several hours?

[benbruch]

Nice video, thanks for sharing

[MegaSkybox]

Looks like a Russian Be-12,amazing video,thanks.

[P3RSIANpinoy]

They should have dumped all the water over the people watching LOL

[phantasmanian]

my dad flies this plane :)

[astoniz]

AMAZING !!! really nice ,, this is my 1st time that i saw a Flying Tanker :) ... Thats really really amazing..

[foskco87]

It was an amazing flight. Saturday our flight was cancelled because engine 4 was burning too rich. They have an amazing mechanic crew though so by Sunday afternoon it was ready to go. It was surprising how smooth this plane is. Even during pickups and landing you can hardly tell when the plane has touched water. Also I was allowed to walk around inside where ever I wanted. I got some good footy and pics from inside, maybe ill post them when I get the time.

[sichogs]

I was there and had a great time...what kind of camera did u use for this?

[delpillar]

@sichogs Yah it was a great time there.....I used a Canon Vixia HG21.....Also posted on my main channel page. thanks for watching.

[foskco87]

I got to fly on this plane the sunday before this was filmed! They were doing a test flight before leaving for vancouver. Was one of the best moments of my life being as Ive lived on Sproat all my life and been wanting to fly in one forever!!

[delpillar]

@foskco87 wow that must of been a fun flight.

[lennylovesit]

something different, very interesting, I take it they  use this to put forest fires out?

[delpillar]

yup they do

[1970sPlaneSpotter]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!! 5/5

[delpillar]

thanks a lot.

[alfsrc]

Fantastic Footage - love the 1080p - so crisp I could cut myself! :D

[WeggerQF]

Excellent Video !

[hugu01]

AMAZING video shots and quality as allways!!Thank you!!

[Jett203]

Magic! Just magic!

[97133stbarth]

original plane

great video quality

5 stars

[TheAviationSpotter97]

I'd love to see a landing too!

[TheAviationSpotter97]

Excellent! Do they take a little dingy to get onboard?

[delpillar]

yah they used small boats to transport people.

[roughseas73]

...love it!!!

[triggerjoe65]

That's awesome!

[773ER14]

Love to see the landing!

Rgds James

[delpillar]

I will post in the future but didn't want to upload 2 of the same kinda vids at the same time....i caught the last half of the landing.....a water drop, scoop, and mooring.

[BulgarianInCanada]

that's a cool aircraft great quality 5/5

[scvs2]

So sad i try going after school to see it but i was too late. I was wondering how high is the water inside?Does it go up to the wings? I see windows so im confuse

[sealalula]

Very cool and interesting video !

Favourited :D

[jackgrocks]

amazing shot man. had to favorite this video:D

[BeechSundowner]

One HUGE plane!

The engine sounds sound rhythmic if such a word, very, very cool!

[delpillar]

thanks.

[king7wood]

This is a well made video

[Jazza159]

Amazing!!!!

[alex25isrory]

verry verry cool

[jasonfish4]

Thank you - great job! Please post the other vid.

[joshiw94]

5/5

[P3RSIANpinoy]

Damn, I wished I was there.

How do you find out about these things?

[delpillar]

posted on different aviation forums and olympic websites....it did a drop in vancouver too for the olympics and stayed here in richmond over night. there were lots of people here filming and taking photos.

[frequentairbusflyer8]

Perfectly filmed! Just awesome!

[delpillar]

thanks.

[scuzz999]

Awesome love the frontal view during the scoop 10/10

[delpillar]

thanks

[rggfgjerjh]

you gotta love that plane

[delpillar]

Yup first time ever seeing it up close.

[gluca90]

Great Video , 5 stars! :-)