Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are ‘rugged, reliable' — and rare
One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t ...
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Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are ‘rugged, reliable' — and rare
Super Scoopers get their name from their ability to pick up 6,000 liters from bodies of water and drop ... a pair of CL-415 planes from the government of Quebec each fire season for the past ...
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Water tanks in the sky: Firefighting planes help ground crews combat California wildfires
Specialized aircraft are dropping massive amounts of water and colorful fire ... The plane landed safely, was repaired and should return to service today. Quebec is sending two more Super Scoopers ...
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Aerial firefighting CEO says he loses sleep over people flying their drones near his planes
As the fires raged last week, a consumer drone collided with Quebec-1, one of only two Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper aircraft fighting the Palisades fire. The planes didn't ... 1400 gallons of water — ...