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Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...
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Super Scooper: The Remarkable Firefighting Flying Boat Over the Skies of Los Angeles
This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...
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Why doesn't California invest in 'Super Scooper' aircraft in its firefighting efforts?
Despite the aircraft's impressive capabilities, California has not purchased any, rather choosing to lease them for 90-day ...
I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how ...
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What are Super Scoopers, the firefighting aircraft used to tackle Los Angeles wildfires?
Canadian CL-415 Super Scooper, one of the world's most effective firefighting aircraft, is quite different from the ...
16,000 Gallons Water At 350 Kmph, Repeat: 'Super Scoopers' In US Firefight
As wildfires leave a trail of destruction in southern California, claiming lives and gutting cherished homes, amphibious ...
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High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
and Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs), which are typically passenger jets converted to tankers with external water tanks. Super ...
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1600 Gallons Water At 350 Kmph in 12 Seconds: How 'Super Scoopers' Are Turning The Tide in US Wildfire Battles
Super Scoopers are equipped with a system that can mix water with foam concentrate to enhance firefighting effectiveness.
Skimming waterbodies to refill, no landing required: How Super Scoopers are tackling California wildfires
Super Scoopers are agile and can execute multiple water collection and fire suppression cycles in a single mission.
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I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
We had a drone come sailing past our left wing on Saturday; the Super Scooper air tanker from Montreal got a hole punched into its wing because a drone ran into it. The drones have to stop because ...