Remarkable aerial images from SkyFOX show Super Scoopers dropping water on the Franklin Fire burning in Malibu near the Pepperdine University campus. FOX 11 Los Angeles Posted: December 10, 2024 ...

The Super Scooper skims the water’s surface at 100 mph, collecting 1,600 gallons in under 12 seconds. The pilot drops the load directly above the wildfire, then circles back to repeat the process.

16,000 Gallons Water At 350 Kmph, Repeat: 'Super Scoopers' In US Firefight Specifically designed for dousing forest fires, the CL-415 aircraft can scoop water, mix it with foam if needed and then ...

Farrell told News 13 that the Super Scooper needs a water source at least one mile long. They fly in with two valves open on the bottom of the plane. Then, 1,412 gallons of water are “scooped ...

Super Scoopers are proving vital to fighting the fires in Los Angeles. A Super Scooper aircraft drops water over the Martindale fire on September 28, 2020. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images ...

It gets its nickname, “super scooper,” from its ability to land rapidly on a body of water, quickly take on up to 1,620 gallons of water and then take off again. Read Next ...

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Super Scooper water drop! The most memorable battle scenes exist in the pivot — the moment when all appears to be lost and then, out ...

By Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story NORTH CAROLINA (WLOS) — Amid recent wildfires across Western North Carolina, it has been hard to miss the Canadair CL-215T, an amphibious ...