747 Supertanker - Wikipedia
The 747 Supertanker is a retired aerial firefighting airtanker derived from various Boeing 747 models. The aircraft is rated to carry up to 19,600 US gallons (74,000 L) of fire retardant or water. It is the largest aerial firefighting aircraft in the world. [1]
747 Supertanker expected to be fire ready before the end of this …
2022年5月4日 · The 747 Supertanker is on track to be available to fight wildfires again by the end of this year. Vandi Cooyar, President of Logistic Air, told Fire Aviation that the nose-loading 747-200 that will be equipped with the retardant delivery system (RDS) is going through scheduled maintenance, including a C-check.
The Incredible Boeing 747 Supertanker Water Bomber ... - YouTube
2023年7月19日 · In this gripping aviation documentary, explore the colossal machine's immense capacity, advanced technology, and unparalleled precision in delivering a deluge of fire retardant.
The 747 Supertanker is ceasing operations - Fire Aviation
2021年4月23日 · The most logical answer is the big 747 can drop 19,000 gallons of water on a fire. We can probably get them donated by the airline industry and retrofit a dozen, which would cost much less than a team of 100 new smaller planes.
The Mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker May Have Fought Its Last Fire
2021年4月23日 · The unique Boeing 747 Supertanker has been grounded, for the time being at least, after the investment group that owns the single aircraft decided to cease its operations. The story was first reported earlier today by the authoritative Fire Aviation website .
Boeing 747 Supertanker - The World's Largest Fire-Fighting Plane
2020年9月3日 · The world's largest fire-fighting air tanker is a Boeing 747-400 with the tail number 944. It was initially built and delivered as a passenger airliner for Japan Airlines in 1992. The iconic quadjet was then converted to a freighter in 2009 …
Supertanker - Evergreen Aviation
Firefighting missions, requiring air tankers to operate outside aircraft design envelopes, differ greatly from the transport and patrol missions these aircraft were built for. Evergreen choose the Boeing 747 for the Supertanker.
The 747 Supertanker shuts down - Wildfire Today
2021年4月23日 · The investor group that owns the 747 Supertanker, Tanker 944, is shutting down the huge air tanker. In an email sent April 21 to officials in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and the federal...
Boeing 747 Supertanker - Price, Specs, Photo Gallery, History
Only 4 Boeing 747 Supertankers were built, not by Boeing, but rather, based upon Boeings 747 aircraft that were retrofitted by a company called Evergreen International Aviation to fight fires.
Evergreen Supertanker - Boeing 747
The Evergreen Supertanker is a Boeing 747-200, modified by Evergreen International Aviation into a 24,000 US gallon (94,850 litre) capacity aerial firefighting aircraft. This is double the capacity of the next largest air tanker in operation, the Tanker 910.