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How to Fight the California Wildfires With a BOEING 747 Jumbo Jet
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https://www.wired.com/story/southern...daily_list1_p4 " The Global Supertanker can drop so much flame retardant, it can draw a line to safety for people trapped in a “burn-over” situation, where flames threaten to engulf them. "... From various sources: It has almost twice the capacity of the next biggest aerial tanker. It can carry 20,000 gallons of water or fire retardant which can be released in single or multiple drops at variable rates. “as the world’s largest aerial firefighting asset, the John Muir can fly 600 miles per hour for long ranges at efficient altitudes, reaching and combatting [sic] any fire in the Western U.S. in less than three hours.” The John Muir can fly anywhere in the world in under 20 hours. “We avoid flying through smoke at all costs, but you can smell the fire 200 miles out, even at 20,000 feet,” says Marcos Valdez, one of the pilots of the Global Supertanker..." ____________
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