The Canadair CL-415, known as the "Super Scooper," is one of the most powerful tools in aerial firefighting. Designed to skim ...
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...
Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...
Spirit Airport workers confirmed these planes were in California for the fires and stopped in St. Louis for the night before departing back home to Quebec, Canada. Airport workers say these were the ...
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 ...
ST. LOUIS – Two Super Scoopers took a pit stop at Spirit of St. Louis Airport Wednesday night. They’re one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft that skim the surface of open ...
This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...
Cal Fire doesn’t own any Super Scoopers. Instead, it has been leasing two of the aircraft from the Quebec government every year for nearly 30 years. Last week, a private drone violated flight ...
A year-old clip of a plane crashing near the Chilean city of Talca has resurfaced online in connection to firefighting ...