The CL-415 is based on the Canadair CL-215 and is designed specifically for aerial firefighting; it can perform various other roles, such as search and rescue and utility transport.

Jan 15, 2025 · Unlike most other firefighting aircraft that must return to base after each drop, Super Scoopers can fly continuously for three to four hours, returning to ingest and release water on a...

Jan 14, 2025 · 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 water from the ocean and dropping it over fires, has become a critical resource in combating the flames.

Jan 13, 2025 · 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...

Apr 15, 2021 · One of the most expensive aerial firefighting aircraft ever developed, the CL 415 enhanced aerial firefighter can drop 1,400 gallons of water on a fire in minutes.

Jan 15, 2025 · SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Southern California's wildfires have put the spotlight on aerial firefighting tools with the CL-415 aircraft, also known as the 'Super Scooper,' taking center stage...

Jan 12, 2025 · 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...

Jan 13, 2025 · Two Canadian Super Scoopers have made flights and dozens of repeated water drops to fight the fire in southern California's Palisades. These aircraft can pick up 1,600 gallons of water at a time – far more than helicopters.

Mar 18, 2021 · We went inside the Super Scooper to learn how it fights forest fires from the sky and to see how aerial firefighters pilot the aircraft.

Jan 13, 2025 · As wildfires leave a trail of destruction in southern California, claiming lives and gutting cherished homes, amphibious aircraft from Canada, known as Super Scoopers, have come to the rescue.