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  2. Private drones are interfering with aerial firefighting ... - AOL

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    Private drones being flown near the wildfires consuming Los Angeles County continued to interfere with aerial firefighting efforts Saturday evening, according to officials, as the death toll from ...

  3. Aerial firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Aerial firefighting, also known as waterbombing, is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires. The types of aircraft used include fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters . Smokejumpers and rappellers are also classified as aerial firefighters, delivered to the fire by parachute from a variety of fixed-wing aircraft , or ...

  4. Drone collides with firefighting aircraft over Palisades fire ...

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    A drone collided with a firefighting aircraft flying over the Palisades fire on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The aircraft landed safely and the incident will ...

  5. A drone collided with one of the only Super Scooper planes ...

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    A Super Scooper firefighting plane was grounded after hitting a drone in the skies over LA. It's one of only two Super Scooper planes helping fight the wildfires ravaging the area. The FAA has ...

  6. Modular Airborne FireFighting System - Wikipedia

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    A MAFFS II-equipped C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing drops water over the Hayman Fire burn scar during training in May 2021.. The Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) is a self-contained unit used for aerial firefighting that can be loaded onto both military cargo transport Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Embraer C-390 Millennium, which then allows the aircraft to be used as an ...

  7. DC-10 Air Tanker - Wikipedia

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    The DC-10 Air Tanker is a series of American wide-body jet air tankers, which have been in service as an aerial firefighting unit since 2006. [1] The aircraft, operated by the joint technical venture 10 Tanker Air Carrier, are converted wide-body McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 passenger jetliners, and are primarily used to fight wildfires, typically in rural areas.

  8. Hot, dirty, dangerous: Aerial firefighting is a labor of love

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    Aerial firefighting is “the closest thing to combat flying you’ll find in civilian life,” said Montie Vanlandingham, a recently retired chief pilot for the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire ...

  9. Canadair CL-415 - Wikipedia

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    The continuous improvements to meet the needs of forest firefighting have made these aircraft the aerial means most in demand over more than 30 years." [34] By 1999, a total of 51 orders had been secured for the type; operators have reportedly predominantly used the CL-415 for firefighting and maritime search and rescue purposes. [35]

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