747 Supertanker - Wikipedia
WEBThe Global Supertanker (N744ST, tanker/tail number 944) is a Boeing 747-400 dubbed the Spirit of John Muir. It was certified for firefighting flights by the Federal Aviation Administration in September 2016 and fought fires in Chile and Israel before being contracted by U.S. officials to fight California wildfires in 2017. [6]
The 747 Supertanker is ceasing operations - Fire Aviation
WEBApr 23, 2021 · 747 Supertanker at MCC during sunset March 22, 2016. Photo by Bill Gabbert. 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 government, Dan Reese the President of Global Supertanker gave them …
747 Supertanker expected to be fire ready before the end of ...
WEBMay 4, 2022 · The 747 SuperTanker 944 drops on the Palmer Fire south of Calimesa and Yucaipa in southern California, September 2, 2017. Photo by Cy Phenice, used with permission. 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 …
747 Supertanker slated to return to service - Wildfire Today
WEBSep 4, 2021 · Tanker 944 is a 747-446. Powerplants produce 63,000 pounds of thrust. Built in 1991. First drop was in Israel in 2016, operated by Evergreen Aviation. This could be the 200 you are referring to ...
World’s largest firefighting plane grounded as the West ...
WEBApr 28, 2021 · The Boeing 747-400 SuperTanker, capable of dropping 19,000 gallons of fire retardant per trip, was deployed last year to battle the El Dorado Fire in Southern California – a blaze ignited by ...
747 Supertanker expected to return to service in 2022
WEBSep 4, 2021 · Global Supertanker’s recently modified website proudly proclaims “Returning to Service in 2022.”. Screengrab from GlobalSupertanker.biz Sept. 3, 2021. Many of the photos of aircraft on Logistic Air’s website are 747s, but they provide wide-body and narrow-body passenger and cargo aircraft for world-wide operations.
Supertanker - Evergreen Aviation
WEBThe drop speed is approximately 140 knots. This provides a 30% cushion over the Boeing 747’s stall speed. During a retardant drop, the Evergreen Supertanker is configured as if it were approaching for a landing and is well within all the typical speed parameters that a Boeing 747 would normally be in when approaching an airport for a landing.
The Mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker May Have Fought Its Last Fire
WEBApr 24, 2021 · The first-generation Evergreen 747-100 Supertanker., AP. When it comes to tackling a major fire, a big air tanker like the 747 is sometimes what’s needed. As well as capacity, a 747-based tanker has the ability to self deploy over very long distances, and it can hit fires farther away, getting to the target more rapidly, than its competitors.
A Look At Boeing’s One Of A Kind Firefighting Boeing 747 ...
WEBAs fire season is fast approaching, we thought we would look at one aircraft involved in battling these disasters: The Global SuperTanker Services Boeing 747...
747 Supertanker: An In-Depth Guide & Review - SkyTough
WEBAug 30, 2022 · The Boeing 747 dominates every segment she competes in. The firefighting variant, the 747 Supertanker, offers incomparable performance. For a big fire, big retaliation is needed. When all other aerial firefighting machines fall short of the task, the queen of the sky is summoned. The Supertanker can reach the battleground faster than any of its ...