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Calfire aircraft guide Fire ?ghting Aircraft Recognition Guide CAL FIRE Aircraft Contact Frequency www ?re ca gov CHistory The CAL FIRE Air Program has long been the premier ?re ?ghting aviation program in the world CAL FIRE ? s eet of over ?xed wing and

Fire ?ghting Aircraft Recognition Guide CAL FIRE Aircraft Contact Frequency www ?re ca gov CHistory The CAL FIRE Air Program has long been the premier ?re ?ghting aviation program in the world CAL FIRE ? s eet of over ?xed wing and rotary wing make it the largest department owned eet of aerial ?re ?ghting equipment in the world CAL FIRE ? s aircraft are strategically located throughout the state at CAL FIRE ? s airbases and nine helicopter bases Airtanker Program CAL FIRE ?rst began using airtankers in the s when agriculture spraying planes were used to drop water on ?res In CAL FIRE then CDF contracted with a private airtanker service for the use of their converted World War II aircraft By the department began to evaluate the use of former military Grumman S - aircraft Over the next ten years CAL FIRE continued to build up its eet of S - A airtankers In CAL FIRE began the process of upgrading the engines to turbine driven By all of CAL FIRE ? s airtanker eet had been converted to S - T airtankers The department once again made history in when it contracted with the ?rst ?? Very Large Air Tanker ? a converted DC- Air Tactical Aircraft In the mid s the department found that the contractor- owned air attack planes did not provide the airspeed and safety needed for the new airtanker program In the department acquired Cessna O - aircraft from the United States Air Force which had been used in Vietnam In CAL FIRE obtained North American OV- A aircraft from the US Navy The OV- s replaced the O - s that had served the department well for more than years The OV- ? s turbine-powered twin-engines helped meet the needs for the next-generation Air Attack platform Helicopter Program CAL FIRE began using contractor-owned helicopters for ?re control in the mid s In CAL FIRE obtained Bell UH- F series helicopters from the Air Force In the late s CAL FIRE began to phase out the ??F ? model and upgrade to newer larger UH- H helicopters The UH- H aircraft were signi ?cantly modi ?ed to meet the department ? s specialized needs The modi ?ed helicopters were designated as ??Super Huey ? s ? Information Facts and Photos Table of Contents This Guidebook has been assembled for those who want information on ?re ?ghting aircraft used by the local state and federal agencies The guide provides the most current facts speci ?cations and reference photos in four categories air tactical ?xed-wing rotor-wing and military aircraft Index Air Tactical Air Tactical Aircraft ?? Fixed Wing Aerial Tankers Type I ?? Type II - Type III Rotor Wing Helicopters Type I ?? Type II ?? Type III - Military Aerial Tankers Helicopters ?? Glossary page COV- A ??Bronco ? Air Tactical Aircraft Beechcraft King Air Air Tactical Aircraft Speci ?cations Cruise Speed mph Gallon Capacity not applicable Manufacturer North American-Rockwell Columbus Ohio