Trial by Fire, page 1

This recent Portland Tribune recent piece attempts to come to grips with a decade's controversy set against the vain effort of Il-76 waterbomber promoters to ensure the reading
public compares its attributes as a firefighting aircraft
against those of the newly-touted 747 'Supertanker'

www.fire.uni-freiburg.de
Remember the Biscuit fire in Southern Oregon? The
largest wildfire in Oregon�s modern history? �We would
have cured that fire in two days,� Penn Stohr said of the
2002 wildfire that burned 400,000 acres. �That was such
ideal terrain for the 747. It would have been absolutely
perfect.�

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.

Promoters of the (unproven) 747 Supertanker stoop trashing the (proven) IL-76 waterbomber.

This is typical of an agent trying to squeeze the last
bit of juice out of the Cold War that he possibly can.

If there is any doubt about this, I encourage readers
with internet search skills to look for this piece:

The Times (UK)
August 28, 2004
Russian planes 'as good as ours'
By Tom Chesshyre

Russian aeroplanes have a very good safety record, despite the popular misconception that they are dangerous, according to aviation experts.

Related News Links:
english.mn.ru
www.thedenverchannel.com
en.wikipedia.org

[edit on 23-9-2004 by John bull 1]