A high lift capacity aircraft for dispersing firefighting material, comprising: a fuselage defining an interior cabin of the high lift capacity aircraft; a fuselage keel beam disposed within the fuselage; a pair of wings (112, 114) coupled to the fuselage, wherein a first wing is disposed on a first side of the fuselage and a second wing is disposed on a second side of the fuselage; a first storage tank (200, 202) disposed in the interior cabin forward of a center of gravity of the high lift capacity aircraft, wherein the first storage tank (200, 202) is configured to store a first firefighting material; a second storage tank (200, 204) disposed in the interior cabin rearward of the center of gravity of the high lift capacity aircraft, wherein the second storage tank (200, 204) is configured to store a second firefighting material; a first opening disposed in an underside of the fuselage, wherein the first storage tank (200, 202) is coupled to the first opening, and wherein the fuselage keel beam is positioned around a perimeter of the first opening for the first storage tank (200, 202); a second opening disposed in the underside of the fuselage, wherein the second storage tank (200, 204) is coupled to the second opening, wherein the fuselage keel beam is positioned around a perimeter of the second opening for the second storage tank (200, 204), and wherein the first and second storage tanks (200, 202, 204) have a total combined volume of at least 11.356 m 3 (3,000 gallons); a first closure (300, 302) for the first opening; a second closure (300, 304) for the second opening; and an actuator (400, 402, 404) configured to open the first closure (300, 302) and the second closure (300, 304) to permit firefighting material disposed in the first and second storage tanks (200, 202, 204) to exit the high lift capacity aircraft while reducing dynamic changes in the center of gravity of the high lift capacity aircraft. a fuselage defining an interior cabin of the high lift capacity aircraft; a fuselage keel beam disposed within the fuselage; a pair of wings (112, 114) coupled to the fuselage, wherein a first wing is disposed on a first side of the fuselage and a second wing is disposed on a second side of the fuselage; a first storage tank (200, 202) disposed in the interior cabin forward of a center of gravity of the high lift capacity aircraft, wherein the first storage tank (200, 202) is configured to store a first firefighting material; a second storage tank (200, 204) disposed in the interior cabin rearward of the center of gravity of the high lift capacity aircraft, wherein the second storage tank (200, 204) is configured to store a second firefighting material; a first opening disposed in an underside of the fuselage, wherein the first storage tank (200, 202) is coupled to the first opening, and wherein the fuselage keel beam is positioned around a perimeter of the first opening for the first storage tank (200, 202); a second opening disposed in the underside of the fuselage, wherein the second storage tank (200, 204) is coupled to the second opening, wherein the fuselage keel beam is positioned around a perimeter of the second opening for the second storage tank (200, 204), and wherein the first and second storage tanks (200, 202, 204) have a total combined volume of at least 11.356 m 3 (3,000 gallons); a first closure (300, 302) for the first opening; a second closure (300, 304) for the second opening; and an actuator (400, 402, 404) configured to open the first closure (300, 302) and the second closure (300, 304) to permit firefighting material disposed in the first and second storage tanks (200, 202, 204) to exit the high lift capacity aircraft while reducing dynamic changes in the center of gravity of the high lift capacity aircraft.