Draft:Ten Tanker

• Comment: Remove the company's own website form the sources. Bold font should not be used anywhere other than the lede sentence. The writing style of this draft is still too promotional to be a proper Wikipedia article, and many of the data has no cited sources. The cited sources that are in English made few or no mention of the subject, which does not demonstrate the organization's notability. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 21:19, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: I cannot evaluate the non-English sources but the English sourcing does not appear to meet WP:ORGCRIT. I wanted to drop a note as a suggestion however....any content that is not supported by a reliable sources needs to have one or removed from the draft. CNMall41 (talk) 01:07, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

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10 Tanker Air Carrier

Services	Air Tanker Company
Total assets	DC-10
Website	https://www.10tanker.com/

10 Tanker Air Carrier is a small business incorporated in 2002 to research, develop and operate fixed wing jet aircraft for aerial firefighting. Their founders believed a higher standard of capability and safety could be brought to the industry by incorporating airline standards of maintenance and operations with modified jet transports. Four years of R&D and the investment of over 30 million Dollars of private capital have produced a game-changing innovation with next generation Tank Controller Systems.

DC-10's lead the way in performance and efficiency, with the capability to deliver 9,400 gallons of fire retardant within 8 seconds and up to a mile long. Creating greater containment lines, in less time saving both wildlife and resources. Year after year 10 Tanker responds to hundreds of wildfires and delivers millions of gallons worldwide. Their mission is to push the boundaries of research and development to continue providing the most efficient aerial firefighting around the globe. They operate large fixed-wing aircraft, specifically DC-10s that have been modified to carry and drop massive amounts of fire retardant. These aircraft are capable of delivering up to 12,000 gallons of retardant per drop, covering large areas to help control and extinguish wildfires. The company is often contracted by various agencies in the U.S. and internationally to assist in battling large-scale fires.

Equipment:

Aircraft	Origin	Role	Variant	In Service	Notes	Image
DC-10-30	United States	Aerial FireFighting	Air Tanker	3	All DC-10's operate from United States and travel to other countries for foreign missions
Beechcraft Super King air	United States	Air Attack Aircraft	Series 90, 200	Unknown	The maneuverable King air's are used as a lead plane to guide the Air Tanker and to show where the retardant has to be dropped

Fleet:

Tanker- 910 N612AX (Retired)

Tanker- 911 N17085

Tanker- 912 N522AX

Tanker- 914 N603AX

Support:

Each Aircraft is followed by a crew of 7 maintenance technicians equipped with a truck and a trailer unit. Carrying a range of spare parts and equipment.

Operations:

2024 Domestic Missions:

10 Tanker operated domestic missions in Colorado, California, New Mexico and Arizona. Completing 19 missions in Arizona and dropped 176,851 gallons of retardant. Over 60,000 gallons of fire retardant have been dropped on New Mexico and 11 missions have been completed in California. Finally, 36,778 gallons of retardant have been dropped on Colorado, completing almost 7 hours of flight operations.

2023 Missions:

In 2023, 10 Tanker Air Carrier executed hundreds of wildfire missions across the U.S. and internationally. Their key operations included:

1. February 2023: By the 24th, 10 Tanker had already completed 100 missions, dropping a total of over 1 million gallons of retardant by February 26.
2. July 2023: The 200th mission was completed on July 5, with over 2 million gallons dropped by July 6. By July 27, they reached 3 million gallons and completed their 300th mission.
3. August 2023: Tanker 914 alone delivered 1 million gallons of retardant by August 27.

In total, the carrier completed over 400 missions by August 2023, dropping 3.68 million gallons of fire retardant. These missions were critical in containing numerous wildfires across the globe.

International Operations:

• Operation Coahuila (Mexico): This operation involved deploying their aircraft to combat wildfires in the Coahuila region.
• Operations in Australia: Ten Tanker has provided aerial firefighting services during severe bushfire seasons, working in collaboration with local firefighting agencies.
• Operations in Chile: The company has been engaged in firefighting efforts during the summer wildfire season, supporting Chilean authorities with aerial firefighting capabilities.

Incidents

On June 25, 2007, Tanker 910 experienced its first significant aviation incident during its third run over the White Fire in the Kern County mountains near Tehachapi, California. While making a left bank turn from base to final approach, the aircraft encountered sinking air, causing the left wing to drop. The plane descended 100–200 feet (30–61 meters) lower than expected, and the left wing struck several trees. The pilots managed to recover from the descent, climbing to altitude for a controllability check and dumping the retardant load. They then returned to the base in Victorville, California, where the aircraft made an emergency landing and was grounded for inspection, investigation, and repairs.

A subsequent investigation by the US National Transportation Safety Board found damage to the left wing's leading-edge slats, ailerons, and flaps. Despite the incident, Cal Fire expressed satisfaction with the aircraft. Following repairs, Tanker 910 returned to the skies for a test flight on July 30, 2007.

Gallery

Other links

[1]"Calif. Procures Air Supertanker to Fight Fires"

[2]"DC-10 drops retardant in a first for firefighting"

DC-10 Air Tanker