"Run inside, they are spraying vaccine!"
Posted on 04/27/2021 9:24:19 PM PDT by blueplum
DENVER (AP) — As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic.
After investing tens of millions into upgrading the Global SuperTanker and its technology, the revenue coming mostly from contracts with the U.S. government and California did not produce enough profit for the company to continue the funding the tanker, said Roger Miller, managing director at Alterna Capital Partners LLC, the investment company that owns the plane....
...Other Very Large Airtankers can carry up to 8,000 gallons (30,283 liters) of fire retardant, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The Global SuperTanker can dump up to 19,200 gallons (72,678 liters) of water or flame retardant in six seconds and fly as low as 200 feet (61 meters) above the ground to do its work. It can be refilled in just 13 minutes....
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Or, as the article hints strongly, should airdrops of fire retardant be eliminated altogether and what is the taxpayer return?
So now they plan to force vaccination by air drop COVID-19 since most people don’t want it ???
California screwing itself again. Just got how many billions in ‘free covid money’, but can’t pay for the plane they ordered? Can’t cut out dead brush in the forests. Can’t provide enough electricity to the homes and businesses in the state. And now if this sale goes through when the next downed power line lands on dried up deadwood and burns 100,000 acres they won’t be able to put the fire out.
“should airdrops of fire retardant be eliminated altogether”
Yeah, it’s all gonna burn anyhow, guess we should defund firefighters too. This will be an unfortunate decision when fire season ramps up. I think it’s a damned shame.
Spray the vaccines !!!
"Run inside, they are spraying vaccine!"
Proof that the criminals running California want it to burn down again.
Criminal.
Otay... this sh!t’s getting weird.
All we need are Covid Vax chemtrails!
Why the hell? This sounds like the stupidest decision possible. The excuse is that “...contracts with the U.S. government and California did not produce enough profit for the company to continue the funding the tanker.”
Why aren’t multiple Western States funding it? Why just California? There is need for it all over the West and in BC and Alberta. A mutual aid program where it is funded by multiple western states could keep it flying.
This is going to be a bad fire year because it was a mild, dry winter in the west. This is not the time to take this plane out of the fire service.
Do the Feds and CA WANT massive forest fires?
Actually, this would incentivize states to clean up their kindling.
Government proving as usual being the problem to the solution. One would think that the last absolutely horrific fire would make government say never again. It’s easy to see where all of our money goes because there is not much to show for it and we know most of it goes into pockets of crooks, thieves, swindlers and entitlements.
seems to me, if this plane has been funded by govt grants and rentals...
I see no mention of grants. What are you proposing?
The Martian is a large airplane, but carries less payload and can only be filled by lake skimming process.
Straight water isn’t nearly as effective as retardant mixed water.
The super tanker use is largely caused by political wrangling.
California screwing itself again. Just got how many billions in ‘free covid money’, but can’t pay for the plane they ordered?
What did I miss in the article? I see no indication that California ordered this aircraft.
Are they going to dump vaccines on us from the air by the thousands of gallons now?
Perhaps they may send it to Ireland:
Large wildfires break out in Ireland
Author Bill GabbertPosted on April 25, 2021Categories WildfireTags Ireland
Wildfires in Mournes Mountains and Killarney National Park
7:16 p.m. EDT April 25, 2021
https://wildfiretoday.com/2021/04/25/large-wildfires-break-out-in-ireland/
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