The engineers really liked that 30 number. "Make it weigh 30,000lbs. Make it 30' tall. Make it $30M." "Sir, the wingspan can't be 30' " "Multiply it by 3"

@arnom1885

2 жыл бұрын

30 meters :+)

@gormauslander

2 жыл бұрын

@@arnom1885 oh shoot, you right. It's 28.38 m but that's almost 30

@tonyfourpaws4511

Жыл бұрын

this needs 300 likes

@extremeencounter7458

Жыл бұрын

@@arnom1885 Well, since he said 30’ (feet) times 3 (90 feet) which is 27.4 meters, almost dead on.

This is the type of videos I subbed for.

@aidbuilds6285

3 жыл бұрын

SAME!!

I saw these guys in action when I volunteered as a firefighter in a huge fire. We were down in a tight canyon. These guys would fly in at a right angle to the canyon. As they came over the ridge they would drop and hug the terrain while banking into a hard left. While dropping their load on target everytime. One of the best Arial acts I've ever seen. Better than close air support in Nam. These guys were great!

It's a little mind blowing trying to imagine being the first person to write the procedures for something like this.

@Bartonovich52

3 жыл бұрын

Written in blood. A lot of people died before procedures were in place.

@Skinflaps_Meatslapper

3 жыл бұрын

It probably wasn't that bad to be honest. It's a fairly simple procedure, you just have to know how long it takes to fill the tank and how far that translates over the water. As with any kind of aircraft testing, you start off small and work your way up. You begin with a low speed taxi and drop the scoop, then note any changes. Step up to a higher speed taxi and repeat. Finally you work your way up to the speed they currently use, and after that it's just a matter of incorporating it into a touch and go procedure. If you run into trouble, you have two options....lift the scoop power off and come to a stop, or dump the load and fly away. That's not to say it's an easy thing to do, but there are ways to mitigate risk when developing a new procedure.

@email4664

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper B-17 never had a "scoop" to refill. They also never had turboprops. They also never had 95 foot wingspan. I might add, that they take twice the crew size as well, for this task, so the loss of life when they prangued into the hillsides was much higher.

Imagine being a fish just chilling in the ocean and then a plane picks you up.

@Belioyt

3 жыл бұрын

I think I have heard/seen a movie/news report of such a thing; someone was scoped up while swimming by an airplane and dumped.

@viggovogt9312

3 жыл бұрын

@@Belioyt its a myth

@kthm4095

3 жыл бұрын

Finding Nemo bushfire edition

@diesellozano7874

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine you’re house burning down an someone complaining about fish

@justaorangewithapeel7986

3 жыл бұрын

@Baron So (Grade 2) alway look on the bright side Pun intended

In Australia, during the big forests fires a few years ago now, we had the fire helicopters, hired from California I think it was. Those teams were a welcome sight, going to and from the various hot spots. When ever we heard them I'd call my kids out to admire their design and wave at the flight crews. A hearty thx to All fire fighters on the ground and in the air. 👍

Respect to these guys , my dads in the army and he has had to jump out of planes and stuff like that , but never over fire

@Belioyt

3 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of smoke jumpers?

@jameslowe5137

3 жыл бұрын

@@Belioyt yeah , those guys are crazy but necessary !

@Belioyt

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameslowe5137 yes they are, it takes hard men to do hard things. Men of steel.

Yes I’ve been waiting for this coz its my dream to be a pilot and i want to be a aerial fire fighter

@finnbirkeland128

3 жыл бұрын

nice bro

@SHA-NN-ON

3 жыл бұрын

All the best :) You got this!

@adventuroussloth4907

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I’m gonna be a swat officer

@Android-fo3tk

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck bro! If you can dream it, you can achieve it!

@notme9187

3 жыл бұрын

@@adventuroussloth4907 ok

That's what every CEO should be like, doing stuff that everyone does.

@lonewolf6364

3 жыл бұрын

Ex Seal, badass to the bone!

@saeteune1918

3 жыл бұрын

@@lonewolf6364 Fr I was like why does this guy look like some special forces dude and the next thing they say is that he’s A MF NAVY SEAL lmao

@lonewolf6364

3 жыл бұрын

@@saeteune1918 hell yeah! How good!!

@AikonikBoy

3 жыл бұрын

"Never command anything you can't do yourself" - Edward Carter

@powermonkey500

3 жыл бұрын

I bet the other half of the reason he's in that position is because he wanted to play with big toys

When h hear this narrators voice, yk the vid is gna be good

literally cannot think of a job more cool.

@Kyle-cr7ho

3 жыл бұрын

Secretary ;)

@worm3165

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kyle-cr7ho Eh, kinda lame compare to aerial firefighting

@tristando9990

3 жыл бұрын

Astronaut

@brandonaviationhd

3 жыл бұрын

Fighter pilot?

@cupricqiviut8265

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kyle-cr7ho TRUE

I do my flight training at Mesa gateway. I saw this filmed and saw it sitting on the ramp

@kevincervantes2390

3 жыл бұрын

I recently graduated from ASU-Poly. Did some flight training at Gateway as well before switching to management. I was actually there the same week they posted this video. I got to see the start up procedure. A little anti-climatic though since they turned off the engines and I didn’t get to see them take off. A very cool airplane indeed.

Working for Bombardier challenger, this is still my favorite aircraft! Basically I flying tank! I have in the past seen this aircraft in the assembly plant here in Montréal before it was sold to viking air. I have also inspected some of the composite parts such as the water holding tanks etc. I am at the moment designing one to 3d print for rc!

I've seen this plane on my nearby lake taking on water in gnarly white cap conditions getting water to fight a lightning strike fire. So freaking windy and these guys were still doing it. It was amazing to watch.

For some reason this video is so satisfying

@aimaniskandar476

3 жыл бұрын

@Business Insider scam

I remember being on a Spanish beach years ago where a 4 prop engine aircraft doing this in the bay. The next day we went out on a jeep safari right through where the fire had been and it was amazing just how much it had saved. But nothing cooler, than sitting on the beach, having these take back off under full smack right over your head! Epic sound!!!

I remember seeing 282 over Simi Valley California years ago on a fire as it was probably 500 feet above my house. Simply amazing to see in person. Great video. 🔥🔥👍👍

The Pilots here are heros, I hope you are paid well because this takes guts, skill and a lot of blessing Thank you fellas for your life-risking work!

Unsung heroes 💜💜

I wish this was longer!

RESPECT ! HEROES that is what you are ! Putting your lives on the line on each and every mission , your professionalism, dedication and airmanship are demanding very special kind of persons to operate under those extreme circumstances ! I wish I could fly with you , guys !

For years, I have seen the Hawaii Mars fly overhead, and kayaked on Sproat Lake, BC all around it while it was on it's mooring. It's an amazing aircraft to see. These planes look great too.

Bless you for what you do.

Very Interesting !!

Man that was really cool. Saw a video of a tanker jet dropping retardant and it occurred to me that I had no idea what the process was like for the pilots

These guys are real heroes

1:27 Look at the open door. On the inside of the door, there's a sign that says "Do not open door in flight".

Amazing job guys, stay safe.

the pilots are amazing. I was working for the Forest Service in N. Idaho in the summers '70-73, and I saw first hand a tree-top level B-17 (out of Missoula) drop nearly right on top of us. Awesome experience. These purpose built planes are well-realized and that they use 737 up to a DC10 and fly them all essentially in 'ground attack' surely has to involve the most situationally aware piloting skills. My hat is off to all of them.

Thank you & God speed!

It's like warhog for firefighter

I was driving through lake roosevelt about a month or so ago.... doing test drops from a similar plane- wonder if it was them filming!

Awesome !

That is some seriously bad ass shit. Scooping up the water like that. One miscalculation and they are dead. Awesome SOB's. Respect to their mothers. Lol.

thank you for your service to others 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Awesome flying, awesome job well done👍😊

AMAZING !!!!!!!

Growing up in Wyoming I remember being able to see the smoke from nearby fires Infrequently, now you can set your watch by them, makes you wonder sometimes. Big money in fighting fires!

Looks like fun to me.🤙🏿

Nice video.

This job is soo amazing

@ok-xh7dn

3 жыл бұрын

@Business Insider scam

Great Service 🙏

Awesome video

Love the invasion stripes! Nice job Al!

Amazing this job 🙏🙏🙏👍

This video was filmed at Roosevelt Lake in Gila County, Arizona. Just last year one of the largest fires in the states history burned the entire surrounding area.

@aimaniskandar476

3 жыл бұрын

@Business Insider scam

@aimaniskandar476

3 жыл бұрын

@Business Insider Report this scam

@kyler2744

3 жыл бұрын

@@aimaniskandar476 not a scam. This video was filmed at Roosevelt lake. The Bridger c145 was stationed at Mesa gateway airport. I had the privilege of going on a plane tour of that aircraft

@aimaniskandar476

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyler2744 no sorry there was a fake Business Insider account trying to scam people by replying that they have secret investment tips. The comments was probably deleted for spam. You can check other replies for prove or just check my other replies on this channel

TY 😊

Safe flights to all Fire Fighter Crews !

This has always been a dream career for me

AWESOME !!!!!!!!!

Wow I like it

101% my dream career. Time to put my focus into it.

The US should have a fleet of about 30 of these water bomber planes to fight wildfires with and they would pay for themselves.

Brilliant

Thumbnail : Normal Firefighting plane Me : *lego*

pretty neat

Aerofighters train hard to practice accuracy in executing various rescue operations 😊.

When you also wanna be a pilot and a firefighter😏

I understand dad the firefighters and pilots of any aspect are understaffed and I thank all of you for whatever You do to help put out fires around our nation. My question still is in my mind of why doesn’t our government allow our military to get involved when Should be helping or could be helping our nation at home first? God bless all of you and stay safe.

Beautiful airplane.

I honestly hope to someday pilot a SEAT if I don’t or can’t get into music, being a firefighter has always been a dream of mine, and now flying planes, it’s amazing that we humans as a race together can make such a creation.

I plan on joining CAL FIRE in the future, so that I can see these people doing their job while I’m doing mine.

*Heroes !*

Dream job.

Cool !

Canadair CL - 415 surely is a wonderful aircraft

I worked at Canadair working on the CL215 back in the 80's. The CL415 looks identical to the CL215 except for the engines

@Bendigo1

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it quite a bit bigger too?

@jerrycann6374

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bendigo1 no, the upgrades to the newer models are mostly in the avionics, engines. The 415 also has 4 bomb bay door vs the 2 in the 215 but the capacity remains the same

@Bendigo1

2 жыл бұрын

@@jerrycann6374 ok, thank you for the clarification.

God bless them. My fiance who was copilot died in crash in 1989.

I saw these guy's flying out of Hemet in late 60' / early 70's. TBM's / F7F's/PBY's/B-17's/D.C.-4/6/7/& I'm not sure. S-2's just coming in. Great airshow!

i’m just here for the narrator, i love his voice

I've missed this guy's voice

Filling water with a flying aircraft really goose bumps

They are double heroes as pilots are heroes and firefighters are heroes.

Bless the firefighters, seriously, we need them more than ever with wildfires getting more dangerous by the year...

I saw the plane parked at Mesa gateway airport in arizona

Built tough in 🇨🇦

These guys are amazing pilots. God bless all of these courageous men and women, in the air or on the ground, that risk their lives year after year to battle the infernos that ravage the western United States more frequently and more destructively than ever.

Congrats to everyone that is not early and not saying first

I've been in the fire service for almost 30 years. 20 of this in major city. The only way I am doing wildland FF would be like this. Guess pilots license is in my future

Its like doing CAS missions but you're saving lives and property.

Hey that's Rosavelt alake and Damn.

The planes that load out of lakes that are bucket less are the most impressive

I know do this after 20 years w/Airlines. Best job Ever

These aircraft were lifesavers in California's 2020 fires.

@chrisclifford7080

3 жыл бұрын

Hey tell the guy who made the atomic bomb He had terrible design plans for putting out fires.

@viperq

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisclifford7080 ugh ok

A wildland firefighters best friend after the helicopter that drops of lunch for the crew 🤪🔥🌲🇨🇦.

Very cool...HOW do you scoop up that water tho? Do you feel the water dump/pick up...and how hard does that hit the ground? Like would it knock you out...kill you..crush a car?

@Diego-ws2du

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYKYtdGieZfgeaQ.html it's a bit more powerful than rain

Lets get this in FS2020 asap

@Bendigo1

2 жыл бұрын

They have it in X-Plane 10.

Modern bomber that doesnt need us humans fighting eachother extremely inspiring

This is what makes America Great, not political trash- And I know, some of you are going to bring up fire politics, but I don't care to put that on these folks in this video, and they are the ones I am complimenting.

Sounds interesting! How much are they paying? Do you need an ATPL to join or is a PPL fine?

@cemilsapan4678

3 жыл бұрын

You can’t get a paid job for flying on a PPL

2:05 -besides the Canadians the Russians also purposly designed and built aircraft to fight fires, the Berievs.

Cool! I wanna sign-up!

@healtheworldforabetterplac7574

3 жыл бұрын

@Business Insider Gosh! I got a reply with Business Insider!

@absentapple

3 жыл бұрын

@@healtheworldforabetterplac7574 everyone did

Would be interesting to know how you make sure there aren’t any boats as well.

@MB-cv5pz

3 жыл бұрын

Visual identification is my guess. A preemptive low pass over the intended fill-up area could also send a clear message to any neighbouring boats about your intensions

@terryjohnson3812

3 жыл бұрын

They look out the windshield.

@Skinflaps_Meatslapper

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's not hard to see boats on the water in a plane.

Cooler than fighter jets

COOL +++++++++++++++++++++

A firefighter goes in the cockpit and tells the pilot to take off immediately. When in the air he then tells him the coordinates he needs to fly to. When they reach the smoke, he tells him to fly straight over the flames. At that point the pilot looks at him and nervously says "You're not my flight instructor, are you!?!"

@terryjohnson3812

3 жыл бұрын

I flew heavy air tankers, I've never had anyone in my flight deck tell me when to take off, where to go, and for the love of God not now to attack the fire.

@id104335409

3 жыл бұрын

@@terryjohnson3812 its a joke

Simple they all ROCK Best job in the world

I have heard of people being killed because the cg got shifted slightly and the pilot didn't know. I have to wonder what it's like suddenly weighing several tons lighter in an instant

Big fires like the ones these people try to fight makes me cry when i see them on the news, before i didn't even care... (i was a stupid kid) in my small country, a few years ago 64 people died because of bad planning and wrong directions to some drivers from the emergency personel. it is very hard to remember this time i hope the best to every body, and please don't try to stay and protect your land, first protect yourself. and by the way, i have seen a situation where a lady turned on her sprinklers before evacuating and it actually helped save her property

i remember the 'Planes' movie

@terryjohnson3812

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously a cartoon, BUT more accurate in terminology, and techniques than Always.. Taking out the vertical scoop in the waterfall.. that was a bit far fetched.

@ilikeminecraftgaming9331

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah,but it was necessary for the plot I guess