Before this year large air tankers had never been used in Queensland
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On November 22 Air Tanker 137 dropped on a bushfire in New South Wales
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This will be the first time a 737 air tanker has been used on a wildfire
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During the coming bushfire season they will have access to six large air tankers and scores of SEATs and helicopters
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Above: One of the first test drops by a 737 air tanker, Coulson’s T-137. Photo by Jeremy Ulloa.
On July 13 the 737 that Coulson Aviation has been converting into an air tanker made its first drops. In this case it was a series of water drops by Tanker 137 while flying out of San Bernardino, California.
Britt Coulson said, “The 4,000 USG RADS-XXL/2 performed perfectly as did the airplane. Our flight crew couldn’t have been happier with the handling characteristics and our split tank worked as designed with no CG shift during the drop.”
Next week they will finish flight testing with the FAA, and will soon begin static tests of the tank system. They are working with the Forest Service to schedule the grid test.
Mr. Coulson expects Tanker 137 will be ready to fight fire in August.
T-137. Photo by Jeremy Ulloa.
One of the first test drops by a 737 air tanker, Coulson’s T-137. Photo by Britt Coulson..Photos of Coulson’s 737-300 air tanker
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The company expects to have the conversion complete by the end of this year.
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