Global Supertanker in prime position to soak wildfires in Western states
On a sunny Tuesday morning at the Grant County International Airport a group of people turned their eyes to the sky as the converted 747, Global Supertanker, dropped 19,200 thousand gallons of water on the runway below.
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A Global Supertanker sits on the tarmac during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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A Global Supertanker is reflected in airport glass as it awaits media and dignitaries during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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One of the massive engines of a Global Supertanker sits idle during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Walter Malcom, the lead mechanic for a Global Supertanker speaks about the aircraft's mechanical ability to dump thousands of gallons of water during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Hilary Franz Washington Commissioner of Public Lands speaks in front of a Global Supertanker during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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A Global Supertanker awaits media during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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A Global Supertanker's crew readies it for a media demonstration during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Captain Cliff Hale, Chief Pilot of a Global Supertanker, rests his hands on the aircraft's throttles as he speaks to the media during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Lisa Brown, director of the state of Washington’s Department of Commerce, speaks in front of a Global Supertanker aircraft during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AeroTEC on March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake
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A Global Supertanker's loading sticker is seen during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Captain Mark Valdez, a Global Supertanker pilot, speaks about the aircraft during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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A Global Supertanker's water and air tanks are visible during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Captain Cliff Hale, Chief Pilot of a Global Supertanker, shows the switch used to arm the aircraft's water dropping system during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Capt. Cliff Hale, chief pilot of a Global Supertanker, sits in the aircraft’s cockpit Tuesday as he speaks to the media during during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake.
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Tarmac is visible from the cockpit of a Global Supertanker during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Media members negotiate the tight quarters of a Global Supertanker during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Captain Mark Valdez, a Global Supertanker pilot, speaks about the aircraft during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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A Global Supertanker prepares for takeoff during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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A Global Supertanker dumps 19,200 gallons of water Tuesday during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake.
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A Global Supertanker dumps 19200 gallons of water during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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A Global Supertanker during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Captain Mark Valdez a Global Supertanker pilot, speaks about the aircraft during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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Nathan Venables, left, Ryan Holway, center, and Dylan Forster, right, all second year students in Big Bend Community College's commercial pilot program, check out the massive engines of a Global Supertanker during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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A Global Supertanker awaits media during a wildfire response demonstration hosted by AreoTEC on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. The Global Supertanker is the worlds largest firefighting air tanker with the capability to drop more than 19,000 gallons of fire retardant or water. Washington DNR is hoping to call on the Global Supertanker if needed during the 2021 wildfire season.
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