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A helicopter bucket or helibucket is a specialized bucket suspended on a cable carried by a helicopter to deliver water for aerial firefighting. The design of the buckets allows the helicopter to hover over a water source—such as a lake , river , pond , or tank —and lower the bucket into the water to refill it.
A wide variety of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft are used for aerial firefighting. In 2003, it was reported that "The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management own, lease, or contract for nearly 1,000 aircraft each fire season, with annual expenditures in excess of US$250 million in recent years".
Insurgent forces were increasingly targeting coalition aircraft, usually American helicopters, which provided ample targets. In November 2003, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down near Fallujah by a shoulder-fired missile, killing 16 American troops. In 2004, a total of 13 U.S. helicopters were brought down by enemy ground fire over Iraq.
The Chinook became famous for the singer’s image and Richie himself met with past crew members. “This is incredible,” Richie said in a 2012 CBS story when he saw the aircraft in person. “I ...
The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Oregon and Washington state. The Chinook was originally designed by Vertol, which had begun work in 1957 on a new tandem-rotor helicopter, designated as the Vertol Model 107 or V-107.
While the newer helicopters have opened up the possibility for 24/7 fire fighting, it is not typically practiced, Anderson said. To avoid crew exhaustion, firefighting efforts often end about 2 a.m.
The CH-146 was purchased by the CF to replace four existing helicopters, the CH-136 Kiowa in the observation role, the CH-135 Twin Huey in the army tactical role, the CH-118 Iroquois in the base rescue role and the heavy lift CH-147 Chinook. From the time of its purchase defence analysts have been critical of the aircraft pointing to its ...
Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters land after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Keaton Beach, Florida, on September 27, 2024. AFP via Getty Images A woman in Swannanoa, NC, bicycles through floodwaters.