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With a 450 knot cruise speed and having a 3000 gallon capacity in all environments up to 40 degree C. Taking off and landing fully loaded is no issue with the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 engines. Vercitile fire tanker for all your needs. The MD-87 Fire Tanker Is Loaded Using One Or Two (Individual Or Simultaneously) 3” Coupled Loading Ports On Each Side Of The Fuselage. These Ports Can Sustain Up To 600 Gallons Per Minute Flow Maximum. Few, If Any Tanker Bases Utilize Both Ports, Loading Using A Single Port At An Average Flow Rate Of 450 Gallons Per Minute, Giving The Load Time Of Under 7 Minutes.
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