This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous 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 ...
“I’d just like to stress, that technique, using that super scooper aircraft ... the area that they are impacting law enforcement and firefighters’ efforts to suppress this fire and actually ...
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...
Narrator: The CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter can scoop and drop 1,400 ... cost-effective aerial-firefighting asset. Narrator: Super Scoopers revolutionized aerial firefighting, and Insider ...
The “Super Scooper” aircraft as they are called ... It works as a way of providing aerial to firefighters on the ground for ...
The “Super Scooper” plane was hit while flying over the Palisades Fire. It has been repaired.
"The aircraft, commonly referred to as a 'super scooper,' was conducting fire suppression ... but the aircraft was grounded and remained out of service for five days while firefighters battled several ...
Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.
The FAA said even if there are no temporary flight restrictions in place, drone operators should not be flying the craft near wildfires ...
NPR transcribed 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. It shows hydrants going dry and first responders ...