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t On 9/3/04 10:53, mike wilson wrote: > Isn't there some urban legend about a scuba diver being scooped up by > one of these and deposited in the finre? > > graywolf wrote: > >> And 10lbs per Imperial Gallon which is more likely what Frank was >> quoting, so 16,000 pounds, or 8 tons. IIRC the NCFS claimed 1800 gallons >> (US), but since the tanks are just rectangular fiberglass tanks (one on >> either side of the cargo hold) they probably can be set up differently >> depending on the usual mission of the plane (shorter flights, bigger >> water tanks). >> >> -- >> >> Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> >>> Water weighs just about 8.4 pounds per US gallon. >>> >>> Shel >>> >>> >>>> I guess even the 1600 gallons that they carry is pretty heavy... >>>> >>>> cheers, >>>> frank >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > >
