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General Category => 3DHS => Topic started by: Plane on July 18, 2008, 08:58:27 PM
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http://www.reuters.com/ (http://www.reuters.com/)
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The water source required for the use of this aircraft is a lake that would allow for a three-mile stretch of clear area, 1 1/2 miles of lake for scooping operations and an additional 1 1/2 miles of flat or descending terrain for climb out. Lakes will be identified ahead of time.
The Canadian-based Martin Mars water bomber is available for use on California fires, and may be using area lakes as water sources.
http://165.221.39.44/incident/news/article/1410/7032/ (http://165.221.39.44/incident/news/article/1410/7032/)
http://www.redding.com/news/2008/Jul/4/bomber-aids/ (http://www.redding.com/news/2008/Jul/4/bomber-aids/)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200506/ai_n13641135 (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200506/ai_n13641135)