Small aircraft, big impact: single-engine air tanker base in Marana

Small aircraft, big impact: single-engine air tanker base in Marana

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management relies on a multitude of resources when battling fires some of those resources are currently based out of the Marana Regional Airport.From its single-engine air tanker (SEAT) base, four Air Tractor 802-As, which can travel 140 to 150 miles an hour, are dispatched to fires.Pilot Matt Peed explained that these planes were originally manufactured for agricultural operations, like spraying, plan…