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Topic started on 23-9-2004 @ 07:26 AM by anon-news
This recent Portland Tribune recent piece attempts to come to grips with a decade's controversy set against the vain effort of Il-76 waterbomber promoters to ensure the reading
public compares its attributes as a firefighting aircraft
against those of the newly-touted 747 'Supertanker'



www.fire.uni-freiburg.de
Remember the Biscuit fire in Southern Oregon? The
largest wildfire in Oregon’s modern history? “We would
have cured that fire in two days,” Penn Stohr said of the
2002 wildfire that burned 400,000 acres. “That was such
ideal terrain for the 747. It would have been absolutely
perfect.”



Please visit the link provided for the complete story.


Promoters of the (unproven) 747 Supertanker stoop trashing the (proven) IL-76 waterbomber.

This is typical of an agent trying to squeeze the last
bit of juice out of the Cold War that he possibly can.

If there is any doubt about this, I encourage readers
with internet search skills to look for this piece:

The Times (UK)
August 28, 2004
Russian planes 'as good as ours'
By Tom Chesshyre

Russian aeroplanes have a very good safety record, despite the popular misconception that they are dangerous, according to aviation experts.




Related News Links:
english.mn.ru
www.thedenverchannel.com
en.wikipedia.org

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