As the article says, this plane was developed for the Soviet Forestry Ministry and is still used by their smokejumping units. [1] Smokejumpers are firefighters

As the article says, this plane was developed for the Soviet Forestry Ministry and is still used by their smokejumping units. [1] Smokejumpers are firefighters who parachute into remote areas to fight forest fires. [1] http://environment.nationalgeographic.com.au/environment/natural-disasters/russian-smokejumpers/ http://environment.nationalgeographic.com.au/environment/nat...