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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. Development of the CL-415 began in the early 1990s, shortly after the success of the CL-215T retrofit programme had proven a viable demand for a turboprop -powered ...
Aerial firefighting, also known as waterbombing, is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires. The types of aircraft used include fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Smokejumpers and rappellers are also classified as aerial firefighters, delivered to the fire by parachute from a variety of fixed-wing aircraft, or ...
The Beriev Be-200 Altair (Russian: Бериев Бе-200 «Альтаир») is a jet-powered amphibious flying boat of utility type designed and built by the Beriev Aircraft Company. Marketed as being designed for fire fighting, search and rescue, maritime patrol, cargo, and passenger transportation, it has a capacity of 12,000 litres (3,200 ...
Since 2020, there have been at least 14 fatal crashes of airplanes and helicopters fighting fires in the U.S., killing at least 25 pilots and crew members, according to a Times review of federal data.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004, Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2004-05, General characteristics Crew: 1 / 2 (M18BS) Capacity: 2,500 L (660 US gal; 550 imp gal) liquid or 2,200 kg (4,900 lb) dry chemical in fibreglass hopper forward of the cockpit (smaller hopper in M18BS) Length: 9.47 m (31 ft 1 in) Wingspan: 17.7 m (58 ft 1 in) Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) to tailfin on ...
A Rosenbauer airport crash tender at London Heathrow Airport A Rosenbauer Simba 8x8 HRET at Frankfurt Airport in action Spray nozzle in use on airport crash tender. An airport crash tender (known in some countries as an airport fire appliance) is a specialised fire engine designed for use in aircraft firefighting at aerodromes, airports, and military air bases.
Yedinak, Taylor and Maxwell's son, Jason Maxwell, also an aerial firefighter, believe low visibility due to heavy smoke contributed to the crash, which shook the tight-knit aerial firefighting family.
The DC-10 Air Tanker is a series of American wide-body jet air tankers, which have been in service as an aerial firefighting unit since 2006. [1] The aircraft, operated by the joint technical venture 10 Tanker Air Carrier, are converted wide-body McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 passenger jetliners, and are primarily used to fight wildfires, typically in rural areas.