Erickson Aviation
02-04-2019, 03:48 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
Erickson just lost a helicopter on a fire in Australia. An S64 went down a couple of days ago in a resorvoir. All three crew got out and swam to shore with minor injuries.
03-29-2019, 07:36 AM
#14
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The MD-80's are another matter.
The MD-80's have had a difficult track record with a number of flame-outs and other concerns, ingesting retardant in the engines on drops; they are also required to drop with the gear out, which isn't common for tanker operations.
The MD-80's have had a difficult track record with a number of flame-outs and other concerns, ingesting retardant in the engines on drops; they are also required to drop with the gear out, which isn't common for tanker operations.
03-29-2019, 08:00 PM
#15
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
The MD-80's are another matter.
The MD-80's have had a difficult track record with a number of flame-outs and other concerns, ingesting retardant in the engines on drops; they are also required to drop with the gear out, which isn't common for tanker operations.
The MD-80's have had a difficult track record with a number of flame-outs and other concerns, ingesting retardant in the engines on drops; they are also required to drop with the gear out, which isn't common for tanker operations.
03-30-2019, 12:06 AM
#16
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Short answer is that it's required by the supplemental type certificate.
The FAA denied an Erikson request to do a flap-40 gear-up drop configuration a couple of years ago.
The MD80's were still doing gear-down drops as of last summer fire season, but have hoped for approval to do gear-up this year.
The FAA denied an Erikson request to do a flap-40 gear-up drop configuration a couple of years ago.
The MD80's were still doing gear-down drops as of last summer fire season, but have hoped for approval to do gear-up this year.
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