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Super Scooper: The Remarkable Firefighting Flying Boat Over the Skies of Los Angeles
The production-spec Canadair CL-215 "Scooper" made its global debut at the Paris Air Show in 1965. With novel corrosion resistance techniques and the most modern airframe ever fitted to a flying ...
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Drone Collision with Firefighting Aircraft Highlights Safety Risks in Restricted Airspace
A drone collided with a firefighting aircraft over the Palisades fire on Thursday, grounding the firefighting aircraft and raising concerns about drone safety near active wildfires. The FAA and ...
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Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are ‘rugged, reliable' — and rare
The company is now working on producing its first order of 22 new Super Scoopers, or the De Havilland Canadair 515, for fire departments in Europe, Sweeney said. Earlier versions — the CL-215 ...
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The Spanish firefighting aircraft of the 43rd Group seen in detail inside and out
A Canadair CL-215T from Grupo 43 floating in the Vigo Estuary ... the 43 Group has suffered eight accidents in which it has lost eight aircraft (7 CL-215 and one CL-215T). Five of the accidents were ...
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De Havilland Canada Waterbomber: A Closer Look At The DHC-515
The DHC-515 has been in production since 2022, although it was based on both the Canadair CL-415 and the CL-215, which was introduced in 1994. In June 2016 Viking Air announced that it was purchasing ...
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As LA fires burn, North Saanich crews work on next generation of water bombers
Those replaced the previous version, the CL-215, which were built in the ‘70s and are now mostly retired. Since September 2023, crews at the De Havilland production facility in North Saanich ...