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Photos Reveal Damage To CL-415 From Drone Strike
Photo shows where an unauthorized drone perforated the left wing of the CL-415. Credit: Transport Quebec The Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper that was grounded by a drone strike while battling the ...
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How the $30 million 'Super Scooper' plane was built to fight wildfires
It looks like no other plane in the world. Narrator: The CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter can scoop and drop 1,400 gallons of water on wildfires in a matter of minutes. Compare that to this ...
The Washington Post28d
What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?
Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of skimming the surface of open bodies of water. The Canadian-made amphibious water bombers ...
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Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires
The specifically designed CL-415 firefighting planes are used to scoop up more than 1,500 gallons of ocean water to drop on active fires. The plane in question, Quebec 1, “sustained wing damage ...