Jonathan Fairfield Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 24 planes of Royal Rainmaking Department, Air Force deployed to seed clouds The Royal Rainmaking Department has deployed all of its 22 planes to seed and attack clouds with support from two planes of the Royal Thai Air Force in an urgent operation to alleviate drought in many parts of the country. The department, which is under the Agriculture Ministry, has 22 planes stationed at 11 rainmaking units in 13 provinces carry out operations urgently. Units also travel between provinces. The 13 provinces where the 11 rainmaking units are stationed or relocate back and forth are Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, Tak, Lop Buri, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Surin, Sa Kaew, Surat Thani, Rayong and Nakhon Sawan. The department uses 11 Caravan planes, 7 Casa planes, two Super King Air planes and two CN-235 planes and the Air Force is deploying BT-67 planes to join the operations. The aim of the operations is to increase water in reservoirs where the level has dropped to below 30 per cent. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373369 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-07-22 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyT Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Is there a job title anywhere on earth cooler than "rain maker" or "rain man"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, SammyT said: Is there a job title anywhere on earth cooler than "rain maker" or "rain man"? But i would be more impressed by one who doesn't need an airplane to produce rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intherealworld Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, SammyT said: Is there a job title anywhere on earth cooler than "rain maker" or "rain man"? Yes Gold Member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 The BT67 planes mentioned are modified DC3s stationed at Phitsanulok. Basically 75 year old Dakotas with turbo-prop engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 10 minutes ago, SammyT said: Is there a job title anywhere on earth cooler than "rain maker" or "rain man"? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Utter waste of time and money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I am afraid the fighter jets flying over this morning did nothing for rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 My sense of logic dictates, if this rain making is a winner then there would be no such thing as drought in Thailand or anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianezy0 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Cloud seeding was tried in Queensland in 2008. From memory it wasn’t successful. Maybe the method has improved, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumballl Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 All of this "praying" for rain is going to lead to one thing... floods. Then the Thai gov't will bring out their submarines and jettison huge sponges via the torpedo tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 When this fails miserably they could try seeding cats and dogs ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I presume there must be rain in the forecast so theh deploy the planes. They can then point to the rain making as a wonderful initiative from its initator...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 This very year they had already done over 3300 flights. So far no floods, so small chance their work. Say 9900h of flying and 100 tons of airplane fuel doesnt pay back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creasy Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Nearly as bad an idea as the drones spraying molasses to reduce air pollution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 49 minutes ago, ianezy0 said: Cloud seeding was tried in Queensland in 2008. From memory it wasn’t successful. Maybe the method has improved, maybe not. Nope, it hasn't improved since then. Not too long ago, the whole "rainmaking" had stopped because all planes had crashed and many pilots have died. Anyway, if there are clouds, a bit of phosphor might not do the trick and phosphor always comes down again. It doesn't make much sense, chances of a Bangfai hitting a cloud are much higher. TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNPBC0 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On the basis of what scientific evidence does the Royal Rain Making Department consider cloud seeding to be effective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eligius Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, DNPBC0 said: On the basis of what scientific evidence does the Royal Rain Making Department consider cloud seeding to be effective? Do not criticise it. It originally issued long ago from a source that you should not criticise. I am sure it is a marvellously efficacious rain-making method. It must be. Of course it is. We cannot have any doubt of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrdns Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 RTAF bomber squadrons on the way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 hours ago, SammyT said: Is there a job title anywhere on earth cooler than "rain maker" or "rain man"? Yeah, pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 And several Hundred people have been ordered to dance around a dead Pig with their hair Dyed Pink, and a lit cigarette sticking out of their left Nostril to guarantee the Rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 hours ago, SammyT said: Is there a job title anywhere on earth cooler than "rain maker" or "rain man"? Sean Connery as James Bond 007... his secretaries name was Pu**y Galore ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowisee Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, DNPBC0 said: On the basis of what scientific evidence does the Royal Rain Making Department consider cloud seeding to be effective? Doesn't stop them all from proudly wearing their RRMD wings on their uniforms, right next to the jump wings and the scuba wings and the ninja badge and the ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaMonkey Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Let me guess. Amulets hanging from the planes windscreen and dropping stuffed toy cats onto the clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Sticky Wicket said: Utter waste of time and money You know that and I know that but sometimes scientific facts and popular belief are at odds in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 hours ago, wgdanson said: The BT67 planes mentioned are modified DC3s stationed at Phitsanulok. Basically 75 year old Dakotas with turbo-prop engines. Sometimes things get designed and made that just go on and on and can be fixed with an adjustable spanner and a good pair of pliers. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianezy0 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Isaanbiker said: Nope, it hasn't improved since then. Not too long ago, the whole "rainmaking" had stopped because all planes had crashed and many pilots have died. Anyway, if there are clouds, a bit of phosphor might not do the trick and phosphor always comes down again. It doesn't make much sense, chances of a Bangfai hitting a cloud are much higher. TIT. Doesn’t surprise me. BTW the following chemicals usually used for seeding: silver iodide, potassium iodide and dry ice. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, overherebc said: Sometimes things get designed and made that just go on and on and can be fixed with an adjustable spanner and a good pair of pliers. ???? A Fender Stratocaster being another, well a Phillips scrwedriver ! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, ianezy0 said: Doesn’t surprise me. BTW the following chemicals usually used for seeding: silver iodide, potassium iodide and dry ice. Cheers And I read table salt ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, wgdanson said: And I read table salt ! Only if you want chips with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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