DC-10 Air Tanker Humboldt Fire Chico, CA 2008

This plane can cover a golf course in one pass. Thank Arnold for sending it our way, next time we might not be so lucky.

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[joek0617]

@cubes887 australia contracted the evergreen 747

[geterdonein01]

@cubes887 There's nothing really wrong with the airframe. Those design flaws were fixed back in the 60's. They are tough reliable cargo planes. And since when did 10-Tanker try to sell it to Australia?

[cubes887]

fire retardant, thats whats in the common extinguishers, but thats designed for bushland fires (wood) the only dangerous element is the DC10 is a very unreliable plane, it had over 5 mid air disasters because of design faults, so wat the hells going on when u modify a shit box? and try'n sell it to us aussies? the yanks must think we'r wombats.

[BENW76]

we really needed that baby here in vic australia last year it was a battle field

[benrennik]

i'm a wildfire fighter from New Hampshire....i'm thinking of joining Firestorm out of Chico....anyone else know of other crews in the area that are contracted?

[travelcedric]

It is a fire retardant. It is a kind of salt based chemical that will not only retard the fire, but act as a fertilizer to help regrow the forest. It is dyed red to help pilots know where the life is. These kinds of drops are not meant to douse the fire, but to corral it and try to prevent it from spreading.

[jamietheprogamer]

What is it spraying because it doesnt look like water?

[hellcat29er]

Tanker 910 and 911 are both based at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, CA, if you drive along Air Base Road, you will see it just beyond the perimeter. I saw it come in for a landing a couple weeks ago.

[blondecowdude]

There are 2 aircraft operated by Omni Air International out of Tulsa OK, N450AX and N17085.

[martin2145]

thank you sausage!! that thing would do great in the desert or grasslands, but when it comes to timber forget it, mide as well be spitting on it. and hey german there is a 747 out there that their trying to get on fires, look up evergreen. Hell even the P3's and the smaller tankers dont do good on timber fires. I was just on a fire in the desert about 5 days ago and the tankers did a hell of a job, they stopped the forward progression, and we were able to catch it at 17 acres.