Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are ‘rugged, reliable’ — and rare
Only about 160 fire-dousing Super Scooper aircraft, which are built in Canada using a 55-year-old design, are in operation ...
What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?
The CL-415 aircraft being used in California can drop large amounts of water on fires and fills its tank by skimming along a ...
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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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FBI working to piece together drone that damaged super scooper while battling Palisades Fire
LOS ANGELES -- The FBI released new photos of a damaged water-dropping super scooper firefighting aircraft that collided with ...
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Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft
Amid the inferno sweeping through Los Angeles, the amphibious CL-415 "Super Scooper" has proven essential in fighting California's wildfires. The aircraft, capable of skimming 1,600 gallons of ...
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Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are ‘rugged, reliable' — and rare
NBC Universal, Inc. One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t have many spare “Super Scoopers” to take ...