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Nope, its a real aircraft - flying boat - service ceiling 26000 ft - obviously unpressurised. There are several in service, their main specialist task being fire fighting - being used in Portugal, Israel Greece - as well as Russia
There are some interesting YouTube vids on this..........
Dave
The pilots must be top-notch, filling their water tanks means skimming the waters surface at a pretty high speed! I wouldn't think that they could operate in much of a sea state - lakes probably being their best bets...............
Dave
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