Air tanker support?

[sherriff]

Has anyone heard of Global Supertanker located in Colorado. Are we worried about the cost of fighting these fires and cannot afford help? Over three hundred structures and counting. Ranches burnt, cattle burned alive, etc. and now a Hydro substation serving Vancouver in danger. We better get some outside air support before someone is killed. I am sure we are doing what we can with what we have but these fires are all out of control and have been pretty much since the have started. It is very obvious we need larger aircraft. Tired of hearing you can't stop forest fires with water. Maybe if we try it might work. It definitely can not do any damage.

[Fancy]

Think it has been explained that the big tankers can only access certain bodies of water and the fire crews below have to vacate.

[LTD]

perhaps if they dropped the water from higher it would be more like rain instead of a massive wall of water

[seewood]

I believe Global Supertankers are land based aircraft. They need long runways and support services suitable for DC-10's or 747's.

[Fancy]

perhaps if they dropped the water from higher it would be more like rain instead of a massive wall of water

Heat from the fire would evaporate the rain in a heartbeat.

[sherriff]

perhaps if they dropped the water from higher it would be more like rain instead of a massive wall of water

Look it up,,,,google supertanker ,,,,,,,,,,it has a pressurised system that does make it rain for 5 kilometeres

[Fancy]

I did - read this link:
http://abc7.com/news/worlds-largest-fir ... -/2247347/

[sherriff]

I believe Global Supertankers are land based aircraft. They need long runways and support services suitable for DC-10's or 747's.

You are right, the 747 needs 6900 ft and Kelowna is 8900 ft.

[Fancy]

http://fireaviation.com/2017/07/25/747- ... -approval/

[sherriff]

Too bad as it has proven itself in Chile and Isreal where it actually saved firefighters by dropping water in rain form and saved their lives from their predicament. It also has interim approval in U.S. Some countries realize having the fire out is more important than paperwork. Sure does sound like one hell of a bomber!

[Fancy]

Well there's nothing Canada can do if the plane is being used for the California fires.

[sherriff]

Well there's nothing Canada can do if the plane is being used for the California fires.

Don't hurt too ask?

[GordonH]

I believe Global Supertankers are land based aircraft. They need long runways and support services suitable for DC-10's or 747's.

You are right, the 747 needs 6900 ft and Kelowna is 8900 ft.

So are you saying reroute commercial aircraft to Vancouver so these global Supertankers can use Kelowna airport.

[sherriff]

I believe Global Supertankers are land based aircraft. They need long runways and support services suitable for DC-10's or 747's.

You are right, the 747 needs 6900 ft and Kelowna is 8900 ft.

So are you saying reroute commercial aircraft to Vancouver so these global Supertankers can use Kelowna airport.

More than one plane can land at Kelowna, thousands of evacuees can fit into small towns. What is your point, don't you think we could help these people? So what if there is a 15 or 20 minute delay.

[Fancy]

Don't hurt too ask?

Never hurts to ask. Hopefully approval will be granted so Canada can at least act on it if necessary.