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'Mighty Martin' WWII flying boats to fight fires (new life for old aircraft)
The Daily Breeze (LA area news) ^
| 06/22/2009
| wire service reports
Posted on 06/23/2009 11:19:06 AM PDT by SERKIT
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Cool looking ship.
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:19:09 AM PDT
by
SERKIT
To: SERKIT
Brings to mind the old urban myth about the body of a scuba diver found in the ashes of a forest fire...
To: SERKIT
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:25:20 AM PDT
by
caver
(Obama's first goals: allow more killing of innocents and allow the killers of innocents to go free.)
To: SERKIT
It looks like a flying apartment building.
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:28:01 AM PDT
by
SeeSharp
To: SERKIT
The Martin Mars tankers use a crew of four. Portions of Lake Elsinore will be closed to boating if the plane will need to scoop up 7,200 gallons of water per pass.What if it only needs to pick up 6,800 gallons of water per pass?
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:28:29 AM PDT
by
xjcsa
(Currently shouting "I told you so" about Michael Steele on my profile page.)
To: SeeSharp
It probably taxis like an apartment building.
/johnny
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:29:47 AM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
To: SERKIT
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:30:35 AM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(The Soap-box, The Ballot-box, The Jury-box, And The Cartridge-Box ...we are past 2 of them.)
To: SERKIT
Great, now I am going to be rooting for wildfires in the Central Sierras, in hopes of seeing this lumbering behemoth in action.
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:33:21 AM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: SERKIT
Ditto, thanks for posting.
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:34:22 AM PDT
by
ASOC
(Who IS that fat lady, and why is she singing?????)
To: xjcsa
Is there that much water in Lake Elsinore?
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:35:35 AM PDT
by
D_Idaho
("For we wrestle not against flesh and blood...")
To: SERKIT
I wonder what happened to all the P-5Ms the Navy retired back in the 70’s. They were a smaller, two engined version of the Mars that might be able to work in areas too small for this monster. If sea planes make good water bombers because they can reload from any standing body of water then I’d think the Mariners would make good candidates.
To: Non-Sequitur
To: Non-Sequitur
I think thats the Martin Mariner. The last one is parked out here at the Pima Air Museum.
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:46:21 AM PDT
by
Old Flat Toad
(Pima County, home of the single vehicle accident with 40 victims.)
To: Non-Sequitur
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:51:47 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: D_Idaho
Is there that much water in Lake Elsinore?That's what I was wondering. I was hired once by a RE developer to study Lake Elsinore (Lake "Hell, senor") to see what would be needed to make it attractive lake front property. After a week, I went to him and said "Well, first, we need to find 20 billion gallons of water". That was the end of that job.
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:52:47 AM PDT
by
lafroste
(gravity is not a force. See my profile to read my novel absolutely free (I know, beyond shameless))
To: SERKIT
7,200 gallons of water x 7 lbs/gal = 50,400 lbs.
50,400 lbs = 25.2 tons
It just “scoops down” to pick up 25 tons? Holy cow!
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:54:16 AM PDT
by
2111USMC
To: SERKIT
Ok so the goobermint in it's infinite wisdom never struck a deal with Evergreen International to put the 747 Supertanker on contract but we pay a Canadian company to fly a less capable aircraft.
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posted on
06/23/2009 11:56:48 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Nemo me impune lacessit)
To: lafroste
Used to be a pretty decent bass lake...back in the day.
But...yeah it's shallow.
I remember when that area was in the sticks.....and all Elsinore was really known for was the motorcycle race.
My older sister lived not far from there in the early 80's at Canyon Lake.......
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posted on
06/23/2009 12:08:18 PM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. - Will Rogers)
To: SERKIT
I just donated extra original photos and prints (duplicates) of this incredible seaplane and other Martin WWII era planes and flying boats to the
Martin Museum in Baltimore, Md (actually Essex at the old Martin Airport). My Mother worked for Glenn L. Martin during and after WW II and left me a bunch of Martin collectables.
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posted on
06/23/2009 12:13:58 PM PDT
by
OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
To: SERKIT
Bombardier makes a cool one like that
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posted on
06/23/2009 12:17:15 PM PDT
by
junta
(I am the son of Yacub, who for one welcomes my new overlord Obama.)
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