| Aerial Firefighting Contributor(s): Jendsch, Wolfgang (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764330683 ISBN-13: 9780764330681 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2008 Annotation: Over 400 vivid color photos show aircraft used around the globe to fight forest and open-range fires. Includes fire-extinguishing planes known as airtankers, firefighting helicopters, transports, and direction and command planes essential to successful fi |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Fire Science - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Forestry - Transportation | Aviation - General |
| Dewey: 634.961 |
| LCCN: 2008930572 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 9.3" W x 12" (5.15 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over 400 vivid color photos show aircraft used around the globe to fight forest and open-range fires. Includes fire-extinguishing planes known as airtankers, firefighting helicopters, transports, and direction and command planes essential to successful firefighting. Many rare, never-before-published images show firefighting aircraft in action. The detailed text provides technical descriptions of forest fire fighting and speculates on the future of firefighting aviation. This book is a must for every reader fascinated by aviation or firefighting. |