Ryan Grothe captured these shots of firefighting aircraft at the Hemet-Ryan Air Tanker Base in Southern California. The helicopter is the new Sikorsky S-70i FireHawk, one of 12 purchased by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
New FireHawk spotted at Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base
- Bill Gabbert
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Not sure if this is a FireHawk but check out this image of it dropping on the Coastal Fire.
https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OCR-L-THERANCH-0512-JG-12.jpg?w=1280
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N486DF
Looks to be the same helicopter the article is about.
Different N number.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N486DF
Looks to be the same helicopter in the article.
Thanks on that Don. I was impressed by the FireHawk’s capability as this image clearly shows. Not just a drop but a slam! LR
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