Giant Firefighting Airtanker Grounded by Red Tape

A converted 747 nicknamed the SuperTanker is sitting idle at a Colorado airport because of red tape.
July 17, 2017

More than 50 large wildfires are scorching land across the western U.S., but a new firefighting tool - a converted Boeing 747 nicknamed the SuperTanker, which can drop up to 19,000 gallons of water or fire retardant - is sitting idle at a Colorado airport because the U.S. Forest Service refuses to let it fly.

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