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The NASA Oblique Wing Research Aircraft, the predecessor to the AD-1. The first known oblique wing design was the Blohm & Voss P.202, proposed by Richard Vogt in 1942. [1] The oblique wing concept was later promoted by Robert T. Jones, an aeronautical engineer at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.
Cal Fire, known as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, has 65 aircraft, making it the world’s largest civil firefighting fleet. That includes 23 S-2T air tankers, which ...
In support of its ground forces, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) emergency response air program includes 23 Grumman S-2T 1,200-gallon airtankers, 12 UH-1H Super Huey helicopters, and 16 OV-10A tactical aircraft. It is in the process of adding 7 C-130H 4,000-gallon airtankers.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
The blaze, which reached 71,000 acres by noon Thursday, had at least one Fire Hawk aiding in the fire suppression or rescue operations in the area around 1 p.m. Thursday.
Why won't the U.S. Forest Service allow a fire fighting helicopter to fly at night? California firefighting aircraft stymied by U.S. Forest Service policy, local chiefs say Skip to main content
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly designated AD before the 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s, which served during the Korean War and Vietnam War.
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