the company i work for are trying to expand their reach in firefighting, especially in the northern cali area. this is the first prototype internal drop tank for a chinook. i drove up here for school and work and go thrown right into the mix of things installing, removing and retro fitting and improving this system. it is a 2800gal internal system with a belly drop, external ground fill ports on both #1 and #2 side, along with a hover pump (the orange hose hanging from the side) that pumps 55gal a second. here a few vids of the acft flying with this new system.
first flight test
http://vid848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/charlesmann/IMG_0124_zpskdk0oqmy.mp4fly by drop at the airport we are based at.
http://vid848.photobucket.com/albums/ab41/charlesmann/IMG_0125_zpsootcxkgh.mp4i have pics of the system ill attach in a lil bit
