Oh! The color scheme threw me . Thanks for correcting me - and being gentle about my rush to comment.
The colour scheme seems unchanged from the few planes operated by a company here, and unchanged from what I remember seeing as a boy every summer from our house that overlooked a common filling spot (lake) in happier times.
The colour stays the same no matter what country the planes operate in because it’s for safety … easier to see that behemoth when it’s scooping water, flying in dense smoke or - unfortunately - in a crash site. Also because that plane can’t be used for any other purpose than scooping and dropping water on a fire.
Oh! The color scheme threw me . Thanks for correcting me - and being gentle about my rush to comment.
The colour scheme seems unchanged from the few planes operated by a company here, and unchanged from what I remember seeing as a boy every summer from our house that overlooked a common filling spot (lake) in happier times.
Again, thanks for the time and info.
@corsicanguppy
All good.
The colour stays the same no matter what country the planes operate in because it’s for safety … easier to see that behemoth when it’s scooping water, flying in dense smoke or - unfortunately - in a crash site. Also because that plane can’t be used for any other purpose than scooping and dropping water on a fire.