Welcome to 10 Tanker Air Carrier, innovative aerial firefighting.
10 TANKER AIR CARRIER Proudly Presents the DC 10 Super Tanker to the World’s Fire Fighting Community.
DC 10 aircraft, highly regarded for their durability as passenger and cargo airliners, are now capable of being modified and operated as highly effective aerial fire fighting tankers by 10 Tanker Air Carrier of Victorville, CA., USA.
After four years of development, testing, and certification by U.S. federal and state regulatory agencies, 10 Tanker demonstrated the modified DC 10’s capabilities and effectiveness on 26 fire missions in 2006 throughout Southern California and the state of Washington.
Capable of carrying 12,000 gallons of retardant or water in its cavernous external tank system, the “10 Super Tanker”, as it is called, has proven to be extremely effective in building fire-breaking line and contributing significantly to wild fire containment.
Fire fighting experts have stated that this innovative tool for aerial fire fighting is a real “game changer” in terms of the volume of liquid carried, the continuous length of effective retardant line built in a single mission, and its jet speed to the fire.
All or partial loads can be dropped in a matter of seconds, providing excellent ground coverage, and permitting ground crews rapid access to fire fighting positions. Typically, the drops are made from 200-500 feet over the target, at a speed of 140-150 kts.
10 Tanker Air Carrier is a private company that has developed the 10 Super Tanker without any government funding. The Company will grow its fleet of DC 10 Super Tankers to accommodate the requirements of local, state and federal, fire fighting agencies world wide.
Please contact 10 Tanker Air Carrier for further information.