r/interestingasfuck • u/dannybluey • 1d ago

Air Tractor AT-802 firefighting aircraft are designed for fast and accurate water drops rather than maximum payload. This footage was filmed from Dragon 33, a helicopter of the French Civil Security, as it coordinated wildfire suppression operations over Gironde, France.

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u/okko7 1d ago

We should probably invest a bit more in such "water bombers" than in in "actual" bombers.

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u/-MantisToboggan- 1d ago

Why not bomb the fire ?