Value of Helicopters in Forest Fire Fighting Questioned
Helicopters, which have received considerable publicity as a forest fire fighting facility, may be a “fiye fighter’s dream” but for the present the wingless aircraft are too expensive and have too many technical “bugs” for general use by the U. S. Forest Service, it was reported by Region 1 Headquarters, Missoula, Montana.
According to C. E. Hardy, forester in that division, experiments with helicopters are continuing, but a lot of development is still needed. The machine has some advantages, notably in rescue work, he thinks, but experiments over the past year leave most officials skeptical.
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