Maximum tank capacity: 1,621 US gallons (6,136 ... in order to douse hotspots. These aircraft hover and dip for water to provide rapid coverage where natural water sources are available, like ...

The KC-130 is equipped with a removable 3,600-gallon aluminum fuel tank that is carried inside the cargo compartment providing additional fuel when required. The aircraft is ready to fuel fixed or ...

Refueling fighter aircraft en route is a prerequisite for Denmark to fly missions far from home, in the Arctic and Northern ...

The water tank was airlifted to the Southern Water wastewater ... site to install new equipment to improve water quality. The aircraft was used because surrounding roads were too narrow for ...

Compare that to this 1970s plane, which could only drop 200 gallons of water at ... almost all the aircraft used to fight fires were retired or salvaged World War II aircraft. Tanks were strapped ...

A port official said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball" and the cargo ship's owner said one ...

Experts warn any spill could severely affect marine life, seabirds, and fragile ecosystems in and around the Humber Estuary ...