AERIAL FIREFIGHTING
Special report
INFERNAL AFFAIRS
CONTENTS
24 Wildfire season California heats up 27 Trailblazer Lead pilot’s challenge 28 Programmes Fleet options
Leonardo
Tom French
CAL FIRE
Following unprecedented devastation in Australia, the advent of the northern hemisphere wildfire season has firefighters in a state of high alert. In our special report, Flight International reviews developments in aircraft being readied to battle the blazes and surveys preparations in California, where recent years have seen climate change and urban sprawl combine to amplify incendiary disaster
Super Huey offers flexibility by the bucketload (top). Leadplane pilot (above right) fulfils a vital role directing emergency response safely from the air and on the ground. C-27J Spartan (above) is evolving as versatile and low-cost alternative to specialist platforms flightglobal.com
5-11 May 2020 | Flight International | 23
