6/18/2002: Firefighting C-130 breaks up

Undertoad · 06-18-2002, 02:22 PM

The breakup of the C-130 that crashed yesterday was caught by a news team filming on the scene. All three people on board were killed. Probably instantly...

The thing about fighting fire by plane is that the heat and smoke must create enormously difficult conditions for a pilot. The heat apparently creates a lot of unusual turbulence. I think I heard recently that the fires may well create weather changes due to the different new hot air masses floating around.

06-18-2002, 02:22 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	6/18/2002: Firefighting C-130 breaks up The breakup of the C-130 that crashed yesterday was caught by a news team filming on the scene. All three people on board were killed. Probably instantly... The thing about fighting fire by plane is that the heat and smoke must create enormously difficult conditions for a pilot. The heat apparently creates a lot of unusual turbulence. I think I heard recently that the fires may well create weather changes due to the different new hot air masses floating around.

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