N178AC "Isabelle" after refueling the water tank at a lake seen from my photoship "FIRE 6" LAFD side-by-side.Based @ Van Nuys Airport for the L.A. County Fire Department to assist in the recent fires...the tank is capable of holding up to 2650 Gallons of water, foam or retardent, also a water/foam cannon is mounted to the front of the helicopter which delivers a stream at a rate of 300 gallons per minute. (mehr von N178AC)
I-CFAJ (CFS-103) c/n 64-078. [Canon EOS 50D]. Also coded CFS-103. This magnificent machine is normally based here and was departing to deal with another Tuscan forest fire. (mehr von I-CFAJ)