A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...

A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 ...

Despite the aircraft's impressive capabilities, California has not purchased any, rather choosing to lease them for 90-day ...

A water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft sent from Canada to battle fires ravaging the L.A. area has been grounded after colliding with a civilian drone on Thursday, officials said. The collision ...

Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of skimming the surface of open bodies of water. The Canadian-made amphibious water bombers ...

Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...

is an amphibious aircraft designed specifically for aerial firefighting. It gets its nickname, “super scooper,” from its ability to land rapidly on a body of water, quickly take on up to 1,620 ...

A Super Scooper aircraft drops water over the Martindale fire on September 28, 2020. Super Scoopers are proving vital to fighting the fires in Los Angeles. A Super Scooper aircraft drops water ...

Meanwhile, a drone smashed into one of the Canadian Super Scoopers, too. The impact left a fist-sized hole in the water, dropping the aircraft’s wing. No injuries have been reported. Cal Fire ...

“That’s a lot of water that helps protect homes.” According to Business Insider, a Super Scooper typically costs roughly $30 million, one of the most expensive firefighting aircraf ...

A water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft sent from Canada to battle fires ravaging the L.A. area that was grounded after colliding with a civilian drone on Thursday could be back in service by ...