# Super-Sized Fire Extinguishers Evergreen B747 Supertanker is the World's Largest By Elsa Blaine | Published 2009-06-14 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evergreen-747-supertanker References: [popsci](http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-06/firefighting-supertanker-dumps-20500-gallons-water-500-feet) & [fire.uni-freiburg.de](http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/emergency/EHI_supertanker12_9_03_R2.pdf) The guys at Evergreen Aviation aren’t fooling around when they build a [flying fire extinguisher](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fire-detection-and-suppression). Their 747 Supertanker can carry and, more importantly, dump 20,500 gallons of water from 500 feet. This deluge of water would be a savour to firefighters worldwide. The airplane would be indispensable in the case of a [powerful localized fire](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wildfire-management) dropping up to 7 times the amount of water that the current blaze battling aerial arsenal is capable of. Images 2-8 were taken by Rob Cockerham of [Popular Science](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/el-diablo-burger) while he was lucky enough to witness a performance of the Evergreen Supertanker doing its thing. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.8/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Giant Fire Extinguishers:** Opportunity to develop even larger firefighting aircraft with greater capacity and range. - **Aerial Firefighting:** Innovation opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of aerial firefighting through the development of advanced technologies and strategies. - **Water Drop Technology:** Development of new and improved water drop techniques to enhance the effectiveness of aerial firefighting on localized fires. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Aerospace:** Opportunities for aerospace companies to design and build firefighting aircraft with greater capacity and capabilities. - **Firefighting:** Innovation opportunities for the firefighting industry to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of aerial firefighting through new technologies and techniques. - **Technology:** Opportunities for technology companies to develop new water drop technologies and digital tools to help firefighters better manage and combat wildfires. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Extreme-Heat Firefighting Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firedrone-by-empa.md) - [Sustainable Fire Extinguishers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/checkfire-ltd.md) - [Flame-Resistant Firefighting Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firefighting-drones.md) - [Next-Gen Wildfire Rescue Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firefly-x01-fire-rescue-drone.md) - [Shield-Style Fire Extinguishers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hussechuck-and-shield.md) - [In-House Fire Prevention Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fire-fighter.md) - [Record-Breaking Wine Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/belaire-zeus.md) - [Heavy Payload-Accommodating Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firefly-drone.md) - [Easy-to-Use Fire Extinguishers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agni-fire-extinguisher-redesign.md)