{"id":781,"date":"2015-09-05T12:49:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T10:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/?p=781"},"modified":"2016-03-05T11:23:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T10:23:27","slug":"thor-is-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/thor-is-down-under\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab\u00a0Thor\u00a0\u00bb is Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le deuxi\u00e8me Hercules de Coulson Flying Tankers, en fait un L382G ou L-100-30, la version civile du C-130H-30, est arriv\u00e9 la semaine derni\u00e8re en Australie pour un contrat saisonnier avec la province de la Nouvelle Galles du Sud et bas\u00e9 \u00e0 RAAF Richmond. Il est aujourd&rsquo;hui le premier, et donc le seul, avion de cette version a avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 converti en appareil de lutte anti-incendie. Le choix d&rsquo;une version civilis\u00e9e du C-130 s&rsquo;explique par la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9, d\u00e9sormais, de disposer d&rsquo;avions certifi\u00e9s pour certains contrats.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_782\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-782\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-782\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132-1024x385.jpg\" alt=\"'Thor', a C-130 Hercules contracted to the NSW Government to assist in fighting bushfires, on the hard stand at RAAF Base Richmond. *** Local Caption *** RAAF Base Richmond will be used to provide airfield support services to Large Air Tanker and Very Large Air Tanker aircraft contracted to the New South Wales (NSW) Government from 01 September 2015 to 20 January 2015, assisting with NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) efforts to combat bushfires. Defence is providing a number of services including aircraft parking and security, access to fuel and refuelling facilities, equipment storage, use of resources including water, aircrew office space, and meals and accommodation for up to 20 people, as required. Facilitating the aircraft at RAAF Base Richmond is intended to maximise aircraft utility and provide access to all areas of NSW in the event of a bushfire emergency. State and Territory Governments have primary responsibility for the protection of life, property and the environment, and for coordinating and planning an emergency response or recovery within their jurisdictions. Ground-based and aerial bush fire fighting is a highly specialised field that requires equipment and training that, in general, Defence does not possess. RAAF Base Richmond will be used to provide airfield support services to Large Air Tanker and Very Large Air Tanker aircraft contracted to the New South Wales (NSW) Government from 01 September 2015 to 20 January 2016, assisting with NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) efforts to combat bushfires. Defence is providing a number of services including aircraft parking and security, access to fuel and refuelling facilities, equipment storage, use of resources including water, aircrew office space, and meals and accommodation for up to 20 people, as required. Facilitating the aircraft at RAAF Base Richmond is intended to maximise aircraft utility and provide access to all areas of NSW in the event of a bushfire emergency.\" width=\"584\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132-300x113.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132-500x188.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le nouveau Tanker lourd de Coulson, le L382G N405 LC \u00ab\u00a0Thor\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 son arriv\u00e9e en Australie. (RAAF)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le N405LC \u00ab\u00a0Tanker 132\u00a0\u00bb, MSN 5025, et portant le nom de bapt\u00eame \u00ab\u00a0Thor\u00a0\u00bb embarque une soute \u00e0 d\u00e9bit constant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/?p=675\">RADS-XXL<\/a> lui permettant de larguer 4400 gallons US de retardant soit un tout petit peu plus de de 16 000 litres.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_783\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132-largage.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-783\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-783\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132-largage-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"'Thor', a C-130 Hercules contracted to the NSW Government to assist in fighting bushfires dispenses water during a demonstration over the Rickaby's drop zone near RAAF Base Richmond. *** Local Caption *** RAAF Base Richmond will be used to provide airfield support services to Large Air Tanker and Very Large Air Tanker aircraft contracted to the New South Wales (NSW) Government from 01 September 2015 to 20 January 2015, assisting with NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) efforts to combat bushfires. Defence is providing a number of services including aircraft parking and security, access to fuel and refuelling facilities, equipment storage, use of resources including water, aircrew office space, and meals and accommodation for up to 20 people, as required. Facilitating the aircraft at RAAF Base Richmond is intended to maximise aircraft utility and provide access to all areas of NSW in the event of a bushfire emergency. State and Territory Governments have primary responsibility for the protection of life, property and the environment, and for coordinating and planning an emergency response or recovery within their jurisdictions. Ground-based and aerial bush fire fighting is a highly specialised field that requires equipment and training that, in general, Defence does not possess. RAAF Base Richmond will be used to provide airfield support services to Large Air Tanker and Very Large Air Tanker aircraft contracted to the New South Wales (NSW) Government from 01 September 2015 to 20 January 2016, assisting with NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) efforts to combat bushfires. Defence is providing a number of services including aircraft parking and security, access to fuel and refuelling facilities, equipment storage, use of resources including water, aircrew office space, and meals and accommodation for up to 20 people, as required. Facilitating the aircraft at RAAF Base Richmond is intended to maximise aircraft utility and provide access to all areas of NSW in the event of a bushfire emergency.\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132-largage.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132-largage-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-Tanker-132-largage-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u00e8s son arriv\u00e9e en Australie \u00ab\u00a0Thor\u00a0\u00bb a proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 quelques largages d&rsquo;entra\u00eenement avant d&rsquo;entrer r\u00e9ellement en service rapidement. (RAAF)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Il s&rsquo;agit du premier contrat et de l&rsquo;entr\u00e9e en service du deuxi\u00e8me Tanker NextGen de Coulson Flying Tankers puisque cet appareil a \u00e9t\u00e9 achet\u00e9 l&rsquo;an pass\u00e9 aupr\u00e8s de Lynden Air Cargo et modifi\u00e9 dans la foul\u00e9e. Cet \u00e9t\u00e9, l&rsquo;appareil a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9par\u00e9 pour son entr\u00e9e en service qui se fera donc rapidement dans l&rsquo;h\u00e9misph\u00e8re sud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">L&rsquo;autre Hercules de Coulson, l&rsquo;ex-EC-130Q d\u00e9sormais connu sous le callsign Tanker 131 N130FF, qui avait effectivement pass\u00e9 l&rsquo;hiver dernier en Australie, pour le compte de la Province de Victoria, en compagnie du RJ-85 Tanker 162 d&rsquo;Aero Flite, a \u00e9t\u00e9 engag\u00e9 cet \u00e9t\u00e9 en Oregon et dans l\u2019\u00c9tat de Washington o\u00f9 de tr\u00e8s important incendies ont n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 l&rsquo;engagement de moyens importants.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_785\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tanker-131.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-785\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-785\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tanker-131-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"PC (PHOS-CHEK) Australasia personnel prepare to load the PHOS-CHEK fire retardant into the C-130Q Hercules - Air Tanker on the RAAF Base Edinburgh flight line. *** Local Caption *** The ADF has provided logistic support to SA Country Fire Service-contracted firefighting aircraft at RAAF Base Edinburgh following the outbreak of devastating bushfires. The firefighting aircraft included a C-130Q Hercules - Air Tanker, an Avro RJ-85 - Air Tanker and a Gulfstream Aero Commander AC690 - Air Attack aircraft. The task, which commenced on from Sunday, January 4th 2015, followed a formal request facilitated by Emergency Management Australia (EMA), which manages and coordinates national support provided to the States and Territories.\" width=\"584\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tanker-131.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tanker-131-300x150.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tanker-131-500x250.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Au cours de l&rsquo;hiver 2014-2015, le Tanker 131 et le Tanker 162 (au deuxi\u00e8me plan) ont op\u00e9r\u00e9 ensemble sur le territoire australien. Une op\u00e9ration r\u00e9ussie qui se poursuit aujourd&rsquo;hui avec le tout nouveau Tanker 132 encore plus puissant. (RAAF)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pendant de tr\u00e8s nombreuses ann\u00e9es, les moyens a\u00e9riens de l&rsquo;\u00eele-continent, on repos\u00e9 essentiellement sur une flotte disparate de monomoteurs agricoles et de quelques h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res lourds &#8211; Coulson Aviation Australia op\u00e9rant notamment des S-61N dans ce cadre. Une grande vari\u00e9t\u00e9 d&rsquo;appareils, de tr\u00e8s nombreux op\u00e9rateurs, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9valu\u00e9s mais n&rsquo;ont jamais donn\u00e9 satisfaction aux dirigeants australiens, du CL-415 au DC-10. Cette situation d\u00e9boucha sur le \u00ab\u00a0Black Saturday\u00a0\u00bb du 7 f\u00e9vrier 2009 o\u00f9 de tr\u00e8s nombreux feux de brousse \u00e9clat\u00e8rent dans la Province de Victoria et ne purent \u00eatre combattus avec efficacit\u00e9. 173 personnes perdirent la vie, dont une centaine pour le seul feu de Klinglake au nord de Melbourne. On peut supposer qu&rsquo;une flotte coh\u00e9rente de tankers lourds aurait permis de r\u00e9duire un peu ce bilan effroyable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_784\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-nose.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-784\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-784\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-nose-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"'Thor', a C-130 Hercules contracted to the NSW Government to assist in fighting bushfires, on the hard stand at RAAF Base Richmond. *** Local Caption *** RAAF Base Richmond will be used to provide airfield support services to Large Air Tanker and Very Large Air Tanker aircraft contracted to the New South Wales (NSW) Government from 01 September 2015 to 20 January 2015, assisting with NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) efforts to combat bushfires. Defence is providing a number of services including aircraft parking and security, access to fuel and refuelling facilities, equipment storage, use of resources including water, aircrew office space, and meals and accommodation for up to 20 people, as required. Facilitating the aircraft at RAAF Base Richmond is intended to maximise aircraft utility and provide access to all areas of NSW in the event of a bushfire emergency. State and Territory Governments have primary responsibility for the protection of life, property and the environment, and for coordinating and planning an emergency response or recovery within their jurisdictions. Ground-based and aerial bush fire fighting is a highly specialised field that requires equipment and training that, in general, Defence does not possess. RAAF Base Richmond will be used to provide airfield support services to Large Air Tanker and Very Large Air Tanker aircraft contracted to the New South Wales (NSW) Government from 01 September 2015 to 20 January 2016, assisting with NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) efforts to combat bushfires. Defence is providing a number of services including aircraft parking and security, access to fuel and refuelling facilities, equipment storage, use of resources including water, aircrew office space, and meals and accommodation for up to 20 people, as required. Facilitating the aircraft at RAAF Base Richmond is intended to maximise aircraft utility and provide access to all areas of NSW in the event of a bushfire emergency.\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-nose.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-nose-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Thor-nose-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr\u00e8s avoir longtemps dout\u00e9 de l&rsquo;efficacit\u00e9 des avions lourds, l&rsquo;Australie commence \u00e0 faire \u00e9voluer sa doctrine. Le drame du \u00ab\u00a0Samedi Noir\u00a0\u00bb de f\u00e9vrier 2009 n&rsquo;y est clairement pas pour rien. (RAAF)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jusque-l\u00e0, et certains rapports parlementaires australiens s&rsquo;en faisaient ouvertement l&rsquo;\u00e9cho, pour de nombreux d\u00e9cideurs, l&rsquo;efficacit\u00e9 des avions bombardiers lourds \u00ab\u00a0reposait sur des id\u00e9es re\u00e7ues et relevait du mythe\u00a0\u00bb. Les \u00e9v\u00e8nements de l&rsquo;hiver 2009 ont entra\u00een\u00e9 une prise de conscience qui se traduit aujourd&rsquo;hui par la location, encore timide, d&rsquo;avions aux capacit\u00e9s importantes comme le C-130.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le choix, et la confirmation, du C-130 en Australie est aussi un point qui m\u00e9rite d&rsquo;\u00eatre not\u00e9 car l&rsquo;histoire des Hercules sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s dans la lutte anti-incendies est d\u00e9j\u00e0 longue, passablement compliqu\u00e9e et marqu\u00e9e par une \u00e9clipse de pr\u00e8s d&rsquo;une d\u00e9cennie. C&rsquo;est Coulson qui a relanc\u00e9 le processus avec la mise en service, l&rsquo;an dernier, du Tanker 131, choix confirm\u00e9 depuis par l&rsquo;US Forest Service qui se dote actuellement de<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/?p=360\"> C-130 h\u00e9rit\u00e9s de l&rsquo;US Coast Guard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fana513small-530.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-787\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fana513small-530.jpg\" alt=\"fana513small 530\" width=\"373\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fana513small-530.jpg 373w, http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fana513small-530-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">L&rsquo;histoire compl\u00e8te des C-130 de lutte anti-incendies a fait l&rsquo;objet d&rsquo;un important article dans <a href=\"http:\/\/boutique.editions-lariviere.fr\/site\/anciens-numeros-le-fana-de-l-aviation-513-aout-2012-4609-2-6.html\">Le Fana de l&rsquo;Aviation n\u00b0513 d&rsquo;Ao\u00fbt 2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Update : Le Tanker 132 devrait \u00eatre rejoint par un<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/?p=544\"> DC-10 <\/a>au mois d&rsquo;octobre. A suivre !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le deuxi\u00e8me Hercules de Coulson Flying Tankers, en fait un L382G ou L-100-30, la version civile du C-130H-30, est arriv\u00e9 la semaine derni\u00e8re en Australie pour un contrat saisonnier avec la province de la Nouvelle Galles du Sud et bas\u00e9 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/thor-is-down-under\/\">Continuer la lecture <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[51,53,52,109,49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=781"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":790,"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781\/revisions\/790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.marsaly.fr\/fred\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}