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Thread ID: 103447	2009-09-23 15:28:00	US Doing More Than It's Share ----->	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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813102	2009-09-23 15:28:00	" . . . about global warming and greenhouse gas emissions", said the prez:Obama . And, continuing: "The US's gaseous emissions has been greatly downsized in the last eight-months and the US is now a leader in control and elimination of these gasses" . Uh huh! Since gas cost so much and the economy has tanked, of course there's fewer emissions - nobody can afford to drive their cars any more . Interesting LA/Times front page this morning: . latimes . com/news/local/" target="_blank">www . latimes . com BIG gang busts and new fires .	SurferJoe46 (51)
813103	2009-09-24 00:33:00	Joe...Latimes...What is that plane dropping water, it looks helluva big? What are the square shaped boxes atached to the nearside of the body, do you know? PJ	Poppa John (284)
813104	2009-09-24 00:58:00	water tanks	prefect (6291)
813105	2009-09-24 01:09:00	Joe...Latimes...What is that plane dropping water, it looks helluva big? What are the square shaped boxes atached to the nearside of the body, do you know? PJ It's a DC10 with a rounded tank under the fuselage, any square shapes will be wing flaps.	PaulD (232)
813106	2009-09-24 01:19:00	That's an impressive picture, you'd never see that in NZ.	wratterus (105)
813107	2009-09-24 02:10:00	We have 4 of them here in Hemet for fire-fighting purposes . The newest is the 747 foam-dropping planes, the Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, the Grumman S-2F 3AT Turbo-Tracker, and several more . Pix #1- CDF S-2 aircraft dropping fire retardant on ridge fire, right on target . Hemet, CA, Pix #2- CDF - Helicopter landing to remove ground crew members, typically not done . Pix #3- They sometimes get pretty close . Here's a spotter and a bomber in CBDR or Constant Bearing, Diminishing Range position . CDF CAL-FIRE OV-10 AND S-2 In Tight Formation Pix #4- CDF Grumman S-2F 3AT Turbo Tanker dropping a load . Pix #5- "Super Scooper" rising from Silverwood Lake near Cajon Summit, CA . , with a load of water to drop . These originally came from Canada, but they are made and kept here now too . Most time, when I hear the distinctive sounds of a Cessna "Skymaster" going near vertical from Hemet/Ryan Airport, I know there's a fire somewhere . They use the two-engined Skymasters since they can cruise on one engine for hours, saving fuel to keep them up longer for spotting . Hope your cap is fresh - here's a shot of the DC10 up-tight and personal! . flightglobal . com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/DC-10%20water%20bomber . jpg" target="_blank">www . flightglobal . com . 10tanker . com/images/home_image2 . jpg" target="_blank">www . 10tanker . com . 10tanker . com/images/home_image . jpg" target="_blank">www . 10tanker . com . flightglobal . com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/assets_c/2009/04/DC-10%20water%20bomber-thumb-450x300 . jpg" target="_blank">www . flightglobal . com	SurferJoe46 (51)
813108	2009-09-24 02:21:00	The super scooper looks like the Short Sunderland. I was in the crowd this day:- www.patricksaviation.com They took it to Ohakea to land after part of the keel tore off.	Sweep (90)
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