Ever wonder how a CL-415 “Super Scooper” picks up water? Check this out! This Canadian-built amphibious firefighting aircraft, originally produced by Canadair and later Bombardier, is capable of scooping up 5,300 litres (1,400 gallons) of water in 12 seconds. The CL fleet/program was acquired by De Havilland Canada in 2016, and De Havilland has since introduced an Avionics Upgrade Program for CL-215T, CL-415, and CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter aircraft — in addition to introducing the new De

The behemoth Bombardier CL-415 Super Scoopers joined firefighters from the air as the two planes on loan from AeroFlite Aerial Firefighting scooped from Castaic Lake and dropped on the Lake Fire. The two fly in tandem and together deliver 3,200 gallons of water. These are not the contracted yellow Super Scoopers from Quebec, Canada. They've been specially assigned to the Lake Fire as conditions worsen. The fire has burned 11,637 acres of land and is 12% contained, meaning about 12% of the burned

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