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 - 2:52pm 1/14/25
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- You don’t think they use air assets to fight fires?… - Domer From Hell - 3:32pm 1/14/25
- And California has the largest aerial firefighting fleet in the world. [NT]
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- Domer From Hell - 3:39pm 1/14/25
Are they electric, and have the pilots been made properly diverse? [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 5:18pm 1/14/25
- I couldn’t care less if they’re electric or if the pilots are trannies… - Domer From Hell - 6:49pm 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 - 7:11pm 1/14/25
- Well, if your house in scUM land is threatened by fires or any other… - Domer From Hell - 8:23pm 1/14/25
- Intentionally obtuse. This is a big diff between you and I… - BaronVonZemo - 8:53pm 1/14/25
- I know your idiocy is involuntary, but at least try to make sense… - Domer From Hell - 9:10pm 1/14/25
- You avoid. I'm a merit over characteristics guy, while you're a characteristics over merit he/him. - BaronVonZemo - 9:23pm 1/14/25
- Where in this thread made any mention of that? - Domer From Hell - 9:54pm 1/14/25
- That's why you need Be-200. Those helicopters are just toys under CA costal wind. - Eli - 3:38pm 1/14/25
- Nobody wants shit Russian technology other than treasonous cunt Chicoms… - Domer From Hell - 3:44pm 1/14/25
- And California has the largest aerial firefighting fleet in the world. [NT]
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- Domer From Hell - 3:39pm 1/14/25
- Re: What is missing in California's current fire fighting? [NT]
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- Frankx - 3:10pm 1/14/25
- Yes, that's for ground game, a part of whole fire fighting strategy. Air game is missing too - Eli - 3:19pm 1/14/25
- Was just throwing that out there, I agree with you [NT] - Frankx - 3:45pm 1/14/25
- Yes, that's for ground game, a part of whole fire fighting strategy. Air game is missing too - Eli - 3:19pm 1/14/25
- It's Beriev Be-200, a jet-powered amphibious water-scooping plane made by Russia. [LINK]
- Eli - 3:02pm 1/14/25
- Is there fresh water where this plane can scoop nearby? [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 5:03pm 1/14/25
- Air plane's salt water won't affect fire fighters on the ground who can still use fresh water with - Eli - 7:35pm 1/14/25
- No dumb ass… - Domer From Hell - 8:29pm 1/14/25
- Air plane's salt water won't affect fire fighters on the ground who can still use fresh water with - Eli - 7:35pm 1/14/25
- Later locals in CA wanted to lease Be-200. Only $8 m per fire season or $12 m/yr. Very affordable [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 3:17pm 1/14/25
- In early years Beriev Be-200 was planed to build in US [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 3:08pm 1/14/25
- Is there fresh water where this plane can scoop nearby? [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 5:03pm 1/14/25
- You don’t think they use air assets to fight fires?… - Domer From Hell - 3:32pm 1/14/25