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A common occurrence in the Airtanker business is in converting military or commercial aircraft into airtankers. Coulson Aviation is not the only contractor that does these conversions, most contractors flying airtankers will convert aircraft to an airtanker configuration as necessary. I liked this video by Coulson because it highlights the conversion of an ex-miliatry C-130H aircraft into an airtanker. While specific to the C-130H that Coulson uses, I'd like to think that this video gives us an idea about how these conversions work. For example, any size airtanker needs a retardant tank which may involve reconfiguring the interior of the aircraft, controls have to installed for the pilots to make a drop, the aircraft has to be configured to refill the tank, obtaining any necessary FAA certifications, and inspections&maintenance.
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