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Evergreen International Supertanker at San Bernardino, May 31, 2006 |
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On Wednesday May 31, the Evergreen International 747-273C Supertanker, N470EV flew from Boise, Idaho to the San Bernardino Airport with a load of 20,000 gallons of water that it dropped in a demonstration of its potential as a firefighter. This was the final demonstration in a tour that took the Supertanker to Sacramento California, the Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland, Scott Air Force Base Illinois, Tallahassee Florida, and Boise.
The Supertanker entered the downwind leg of the left hand pattern for a dry run over the airport.
The radio call sign of the Supertanker is Tanker Nine Four Seven.
The Supertanker carries Boeing construction number 20653. It first flew on May 2, 1974 and was delivered to World Airways as M749WA on June 10, 1974.
World Airways leased c/n 20653 to Korean Airlines, Braniff Airways, Viasa, Lufthansa, American Airlines, and Flying Tigers. It received its current registration on December 31, 1989. Evergreen International leased it to Southern Air Transport in 1994.
Classic 747 lines.
The Supertanker circled around for the wet drop.
Helinet Aviation Services Eurocopter AS 350 B2, A Star N143AE, hovered over the airport waiting to shoot high-definition video of the water drop demonstration.
Link to the Helinet Aviation Services web site.
The Supertanker dropped its load of water across the airport along taxiway Bravo.
The drop lasted about 20 seconds at 1,000 gallons of water per second.
The Supertanker made a full stop landing on Runway 24 at 10:44 in the morning.
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A dozen photos of Boeing Testbeds. Aircraft pictured include:
General Electric 727-63 Unducted Fan Testbed N32720, Mojave Airport, November 9, 1986,
NT-43A Radar Test Bed 73-1155, Death Valley, January 24, 2003,
U. S. Air Force YAL-1A Airborne Laser 01-0001, Boron, California, March 29, 2005,
U. S. Army 767-200 Airborne Surveillance Testbed N767BA, Victorville, California, June 17, 2005,
Australian Air Force 737-7ES N378BC Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control, Victorville, California, July 9, 2005,
757-200 F-22 Avionics Testbed N757A, Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, California, February 13, 2006,
Evergreen International 747-273C Supertanker N470EV, San Bernardino, May 31, 2006,
NASA 747SP-21 N747NA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrered Astronomy (SOFIA), Boron, California, May 31, 2007,
General Electric 747-121 Engine Testbed N747GE, Victorville, California, August 5, 2007,
Honeywell 720-051B Trent 1000 testbed N720H, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, December 27, 2007,
Rolls Royce 747-257B Engine Testbed N787RR, Tucson, Arizona, March 4, 2018,
Honeywell 757-225 engine testbed N757HW, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, April 19, 2018,
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Coulson Flying Tankers Martin JRM C-FLYL Hawaii Mars, Lake Elsinore, California, October 27, 2007,
NASA Boeing 747-123 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA/Endeavour, Edwards Air Force Base, December 10, 2008,
Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0032, Nellis Air Force Base, April 25, 1997,
Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82068, Phoenix, Sky Harbor, June 15, 2016,
Saudi Arabian Boeing 777-368ER HZ-AK17, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Delta Boeing 747-451 N668US, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 8, 2016,
Antonov An-225 Mriya UR82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 3, 1993,
American Airbus A330-323 N273AY, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 20, 2017,
Virgin Atalntic Airbus A340-642 G-VWKD, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Asiana Airbus A380-800 HL7625, Los Angeles International Airport, May 3, 2016,
Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
All Nippon Airlines Boeing 787-9 JA837A, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 28, 2018,
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