An exploration of modern and future aircraft used in firefighting.

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.[AuthorName]By Wolfgang Jendsch[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Wolfgang Jendsch is a forest-fire-fighting expert, editor, and member of the International Association of Wildland Fires.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]415 color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]415 color photos[/ColorPattern]