CAL FIRE New Sikorsky S70i Firehawk Helicopters Fleet

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Brian
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CAL FIRE New Sikorsky S70i Firehawk Helicopters Fleet

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CAL FIRE New Sikorsky S70i Helicopters Fleet

CAL FIRE receives new Firehawk helicopter
Firehawks can carry up to 1,000 gallons of water in a belly tank while cruising fully loaded at 130 knots (150 mph), or 150 knots (173 mph) unloaded.
https://fireaviation.com/2019/01/17/cal ... elicopter/

Cal Fire 903 Helicopter - N483DF
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https://twitter.com/CAL_FIRE/status/1085569474550325248
https://www.facebook.com/CALFIRE/posts/ ... 5741992390
https://www.facebook.com/unitedrotorcra ... 1355714101

Cal Fire Places Order for Sikorsky Firehawk - May 23, 2018
https://www.rotorandwing.com/2018/05/23 ... -aircraft/
https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2018-05 ... K-Aircraft
https://helihub.com/2018/05/28/cal-fire ... -aircraft/
https://fireaviation.com/tag/sikorsky-s-70i/

FX LLC Secures Cal-Fire S-70i Training Contract Win
http://www.collectivemag.com/fx-llc-win ... -training/

Nxx1DF Cal Fire 901 Sikorsky 70i 704030 (ex N746SX, SP-YVI )
Nxx2DF Cal Fire 902 Sikorsky 70i
N483DF Cal Fire 903 Sikorsky 70i - (C903) - https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquir ... Txt=N483DF
N484DF Cal Fire 904 Sikorsky 70i - 704046 -
N485DF Cal Fire 905 Sikorsky 70i - 704033 -(C905)
N486DF Cal Fire 906 Sikorsky 70i
N487DF Cal Fire 907 Sikorsky 70i
Nxx8DF Cal Fire 908 Sikorsky 70i
Nxx9DF Cal Fire 909 Sikorsky 70i
Nx10DF Cal Fire 910 Sikorsky 70i
Nx11DF Cal Fire 911 Sikorsky 70i
Nx12DF Cal Fire 912 Sikorsky 70i
https://aeroboek.wordpress.com/2018/08/25/the-hawk/
https://aeroboek.wordpress.com/tag/firehawk/

Helicopter Production List for Sikorsky S-70
http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/s70.php

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CAL FIRE - Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk

N483DF 704030 SIKORSKY S-70I AIR METHODS CORP - (C903)

N485DF 704033 SIKORSKY S-70I AIR METHODS CORP - (C905)
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquir ... Txt=N485DF
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N485DF

N484DF 704046 SIKORSKY S-70I AIR METHODS CORP - (ex: SP-YVA)
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquir ... Txt=N484DF

N480DF - SIKORSKY S-70I - 704081 - (Coming in 2021)
N486DF - SIKORSKY S-70I - 704048 - (Coming in 2021)
N487DF - SIKORSKY S-70I - 704051 - (Coming in 2021)

https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquir ... t_option=1

https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg ... nia-S-70i/

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AEM Loudspeaker System for S-70i Firehawk
Canadian Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corp (AEM) supplied the LS1320 loudspeaker systems for 7 new S-70i Firehawk helicopters with three of them (California’s CAL FIRE, LACoFD and SDFD) been delivered last December
https://www.helis.com/database/news/lou ... -firehawk/
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Re: CAL FIRE New Sikorsky S70i Firehawk Helicopters Fleet

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Another Cal Fire Firehawk doing test flights in Colorado this week before flying back to California.

N485DF spotted in flight near Centennial (APA).
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N485DF

April 21
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N48 ... /KAPA/KFTG

April 23
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N48 ... 1458Z/KAPA
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Re: CAL FIRE New Sikorsky S70i Firehawk Helicopters Fleet

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Cal Fire Copter 205 N485DF - The second new Firehawk for Cal Fire.
It’s on the way to California from Colorado
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N485DF

Landed safely in California
N485DF tracking stopped near Mc Clellan Airfield (MCC) at 17:40 PDT
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Re: CAL FIRE New Sikorsky S70i Firehawk Helicopters Fleet

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Cal Fire Firehawk N484DF left Colorado and flying to California on June 26th.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N484DF
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Re: CAL FIRE New Sikorsky S70i Firehawk Helicopters Fleet

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Today was the first N486DF flight in 2021.
Last time it was logged was December!

From: FlightAware Alerts
Date: February 18, 2021 at 12:26:17 PM PST
Subject: N486DF arrived at CFO from APA
N486DF arrived at Colorado Air and Space Port (CFO) at 13:22 MST from Centennial (APA) after 0:40 en route

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N48 ... /KAPA/KCFO

N487DF - Data logged on Wednesday February 17, 2021
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N487DF

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N476DF - 704083 = No Flights Yet.

N477DF - 704088 = No Flights Yet.

N480DF - 704081 = No Flights Yet.

N482DF - 704082 = No Flights Yet.

N484DF - 704046 = Delivered in California in 2020

N486DF - 704048 = Test Flights in Colorado

N487DF - 704051 = ADS-B Pinging in Colorado

https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquir ... ntrytxt=US
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