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Re: [IRCA] Latest from Mount Wilson
Mike - Indeed. At the time, the most technologically advanced plane.
Patrick mentioned needing more Martin Mars's in So. Cal. Just remember
those planes are WWII vintage and there is only one in flying condition
and it is there. Vroomski sent me a note that Evergreen is wanting to
build six more 747 air tankers. Those are what So Cal (and the World)
need. :)
Dave
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:21:10 -0700
From: Mike Sanburn <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Latest from Mount Wilson
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Sad day when they stopped building the Lockheed L1011. Mike Sanburn
> Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:24:59 -0400
> From: DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Latest from Mount Wilson
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> And to top it off, these planes aren't "spring chickens," either.
> Hawaii Mars (II) first flew in 1946! I see that they converted a few
> DC-10 to tanker service. Wonder why they did not convert many Lockheed
> Tristars (my favorite) to similar roles? The RAF uses them as air
> refuelers.
>
> Dave in Indy
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> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 17:41:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Bob Coomler <w6rjc@xxxxxxxxx>
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> If my memory and math are correct, that is something like 60,000
pounds
> of water exiting in a very, very short amount of time. Wow! Hats off
to
> the flight crew and everyone involved in the fire fighting.
>
> Bob Coomler
> Cloverdale, CA
>
> --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [IRCA] Latest from Mount Wilson
> > To: "abdx" <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Mailing list for the
International
> Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, am@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 5:01 PM
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> > If you want to see something really
> > remarkable, watch the webstream from Fox 11 in LA
> > (myfoxla.com) at about 8:15 PM EDT/5:15 PM PDT, as the
> > Martin Mars tanker plane carrying 7200 gallons of water
> > comes around to make another targeted drop on Mount Wilson.
> > Amazing stuff.
> >
> > The plane made its first drop there at about 7:15 PM EDT.
> >
> > s
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