Fire-fighting Plane

Not a Jerusalem story (I hope) but (shere in Jerusalem) I just saw on TV a test of a Russian forest-fire fighting plane that was really amazing. The plane "lands" on its belly on the sea and scoops water into its belly as jets continue to move the plane forward. Up moves the plane to drop its water on any nearby fire.

Not any use for a fire in Colorado but I suppose they've got similar planes in California.

I'd never seen the like. Imagine piloting that!

Copyright 2011 Jane S. Fox