Gallery of log for Catch a Plane
Summer Scavenger Series 2016 looking tonight for a plane to touch and I got one.
The VLAT is located at Richmond RAAF BAse for the summer.
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT) joins the NSW Rural Fire Service’s firefighting air fleet.
The DC-10, which will be under contract from 10 Tanker Air Carrier in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States, is expected to be based at RAAF Base Richmond alongside a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules that arrived in Australia in late August.
The 10 Tanker Air Carrier website says the DC-10 was capable of carrying 43,910 litres of fire suppressant per load.
The RFS said on September 1 it would have 35 aircraft supporting the firefighting effort over the coming bushfire season, which would be “supported by over 100 tactical aircraft from operators that have met standards to carry out aerial firefighting activities”.
The VLAT is located at Richmond RAAF BAse for the summer.
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT) joins the NSW Rural Fire Service’s firefighting air fleet.
The DC-10, which will be under contract from 10 Tanker Air Carrier in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States, is expected to be based at RAAF Base Richmond alongside a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules that arrived in Australia in late August.
The 10 Tanker Air Carrier website says the DC-10 was capable of carrying 43,910 litres of fire suppressant per load.
The RFS said on September 1 it would have 35 aircraft supporting the firefighting effort over the coming bushfire season, which would be “supported by over 100 tactical aircraft from operators that have met standards to carry out aerial firefighting activities”.
