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Is there fresh water where this plane can scoop nearby?

Author: Curly1918 (17651 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 10:03 pm on Jan 14, 2025

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Salt water is only used as a last resort.

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/why-doesn-t-la-just-put-the-fires-out-using-ocean-water/ar-BB1ro9nF?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=a397a44c1c3647a69223548a54cf8cd3&ei=32

Replies to: “Is there fresh water where this plane can scoop nearby?”

What is missing in California's current fire fighting? - Eli - 7:52pm 1/14/25 (21) [View All]
- You don’t think they use air assets to fight fires?… - Domer From Hell - 8:32pm 1/14/25
  - And California has the largest aerial firefighting fleet in the world. [NT] [LINK] - Domer From Hell - 8:39pm 1/14/25
    - Are they electric, and have the pilots been made properly diverse? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:18pm 1/14/25
      - I couldn’t care less if they’re electric or if the pilots are trannies… - Domer From Hell - 11:49pm 1/14/25
        
        I’d care if the person was picked for being a trans rather than for his skill/merit. But hey…. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:11am 1/15/25
        
        Well, if your house in scUM land is threatened by fires or any other… - Domer From Hell - 1:23am 1/15/25
        
        Intentionally obtuse. This is a big diff between you and I… - BaronVonZemo - 1:53am 1/15/25
        
        I know your idiocy is involuntary, but at least try to make sense… - Domer From Hell - 2:10am 1/15/25
        
        You avoid. I'm a merit over characteristics guy, while you're a characteristics over merit he/him. - BaronVonZemo - 2:23am 1/15/25
        
        Where in this thread made any mention of that? - Domer From Hell - 2:54am 1/15/25
  - That's why you need Be-200. Those helicopters are just toys under CA costal wind. - Eli - 8:38pm 1/14/25
    - Nobody wants shit Russian technology other than treasonous cunt Chicoms… - Domer From Hell - 8:44pm 1/14/25
- Re: What is missing in California's current fire fighting? [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 8:10pm 1/14/25
  - Yes, that's for ground game, a part of whole fire fighting strategy. Air game is missing too - Eli - 8:19pm 1/14/25
    - Was just throwing that out there, I agree with you [NT] - Frankx - 8:45pm 1/14/25
- It's Beriev Be-200, a jet-powered amphibious water-scooping plane made by Russia. [LINK] - Eli - 8:02pm 1/14/25
  - Is there fresh water where this plane can scoop nearby? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:03pm 1/14/25
    - Air plane's salt water won't affect fire fighters on the ground who can still use fresh water with - Eli - 12:35am 1/15/25
      - No dumb ass… - Domer From Hell - 1:29am 1/15/25
  - Later locals in CA wanted to lease Be-200. Only $8 m per fire season or $12 m/yr. Very affordable [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 8:17pm 1/14/25
  - In early years Beriev Be-200 was planed to build in US [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 8:08pm 1/14/25

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