#California is the first state in the nation to own, operate, and deploy a C-130 Hercules #airtanker to fight #wildfires and protect communities, the first of seven aircraft that the state is retrofitting and deploying.
https://www.santacruzmountainbulletin.net/c-130-hercules-is-now-fighting-california-wildfires/
Electric aircraft are a long, long way from being #practical in general use. The DC-10 Air Tanker, a medium-large waterbomber, has three turbofan engines that produce 45-50,000 pounds of thrust - each.
The batteries that plane could carry while also taking off with 45 tonnes of water would not give it a whole lot of flying time 
Nach #TitanAirways und #AirTanker beugt sich endlich auch #PrivilegeStyle dem Druck von Folteropfern und Zivilgesellschaft und steigt aus dem unsäglichen #Rwanda-Programm der #UK-Regierung aus.
