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by Jesada Chandraprasert, Thailand


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747 supertanker at work

Sep 7, 2009 15:57

The wildfires that plague California and other parts of the world are more tragic than a sight to behold. But once in a while, you'll see things that just boggle the mind during these events. Though not a real cutting-edge tech story, this Evergreen 747 supertanker recruited in fighting the California fires is an engineering marvel to watch in action.

No doubt, pilot skill plays a big part in this operation, but the technology behind the aircraft in just amazing.

Not your run-of-the-mill firefighting airplane that uses gravity to drop water on fires, this airplane uses pressurized water to shoot the crap out of those pesky flames.

The Wikipedia page on this plane is here.



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aweysham says...
Yes you right, I saw that on Nat Geo I think or maybe CNN. Amazing. That 747 has been around a long time and has done so many things such as carry the Shuttle piggyback style. I thought I read somewhere that there are plans to incorporate some of the Dreamliner technology into future 747s.

Sep 07, 2009 17:00
 
 
aweysham says...
Additional info: I was partially right, there is a technology connection between the 787 Dreamliner and the new 747-8 family. Check this site:

www.boeing.com...

Sep 07, 2009 17:10
 
 
Jesadac says...
sweetness. its cool that they'll still be making variations of the 747 even after/if they start to churn out the 787s.

Sep 07, 2009 23:05
 
 
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