Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"If you find Bambi konked out by a big box, we're going to have people upset about that. There are some very good points to their system, but some very big drawbacks as well."

Source: Carl Bambarger, aviation program leader at the US Forest Service technology and development center. Boeing recently partnered with Weyerhaeuser Co. to test a new technology that will, hopefully, make aerial firefighting more effective and much safer. It's called a Precision Container Air Delivery System (PCADS), and works aerial firefighting like a humanitarian aid airdrop. Flame retardant or even water is placed into cardboard containers and dropped from a cargo plane. In midair, the containers break apart -- at least, in theory -- releasing their payload.

FMI: www.weyerhaeuser.com, www.boeing.com