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muddywings
05-05-2016, 10:17
Hoser, did you get a new job?? ;)

This week, the world’s biggest and fastest firefighting 747 will have its official homecoming in the US. Global SuperTanker’s Spirit of John Muir will touch down in Colorado Springs on Thursday.
From a maritime perspective, the news is significant because the plane is capable of reaching and fighting rig and mid-ocean ship fires far more quickly than any other asset is currently able to, according to its owner. Additionally, the plane is the only very large air tanker certified by authorities in the US for oil spill dispersal giving it plenty of possibilities for the future of salvage operations.

http://splash247.com/new-future-of-maritime-firefighting-to-touch-down-in-colorado-springs/

BushMasterBoy
05-05-2016, 10:42
Finally a solution to global warming, just fill it with ice water!

Gman
05-05-2016, 19:41
Did the same aircraft from Evergreen get a new paint job and a new owner? Looks like Global SuperTanker Services, LLC took over Evergreen...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_747_Supertanker

rtr
05-05-2016, 22:56
Did the same aircraft from Evergreen get a new paint job and a new owner? Looks like Global SuperTanker Services, LLC took over Evergreen...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_747_Supertanker

That is correct