C-130 MAFFS: more information

I was working on my next and final article on the C-130 MAFFS program when I found a nice short article by the National Park Service on the MAFFS program, it may be found here.

Finally, as I was wondering around you tube a little while ago, I found two videos (parts 1 and 2) of the role of MAFFS's in providing aerial support for the 2008 wildfires in California. This was the first time in twenty years that all eight MAFFS outfitted C-130's were deployed to California.

part 1loading, pre-flight, and take-off.

part 2, cockpit shots and shot from rear of a drop.

Tomorrow I will be writing about the 2nd generation MAFFS unit.