Australian Smoke Plume Sets Records

[multiweb (Marc)]

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/im...e-sets-records

[LewisM]

Massive smoke plume still to the south of us. The Namadgi fires could continue burning for up to 6 weeks. We got enough rain yesterday to make the lawn wet for 2 minutes before evaporating.

The DC-10 fire bombers x 2 are going pretty much 12 hours a day, in turns (one lands to refill/refuel whilst the other does a sortie).

The new flightpath approved for the DC-10's means a split-arse left turn off RWY 35 at 500ft, taking them almost over Parliament House. Shame they couldn't bomb them with retardant, but alas, they are retarded enough.

[leon]

but alas, they are retarded enough.
That, s not very nice Lewis then again

Leon

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

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The DC-10 fire bombers x 2 are going pretty much 12 hours a day, in turns (one lands to refill/refuel whilst the other does a sortie).
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I've been wondering how long it takes them to reload/refuel and how many sortie a day they do. I saw a video of one of the big jets bombing on the far south coast and it was operating out of Richmond, which seems a long hike to and from the fire. However, I think that was when things were a bit hairy at Canberra airport.