[plane engine whirring] Narrator: These pilots are flying what's called a Super Scooper. At around $30 million ... Narrator: The CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter can scoop and drop 1,400 ...

The CL-415, originally manufactured by Canadair and now by Bombardier, is an amphibious aircraft designed specifically for aerial firefighting. It gets its nickname, "super scooper," from its ...

Amid recent wildfires across Western North Carolina, it has been hard to miss the Canadair CL-215T, an amphibious, yellow and ...

it has been hard to miss the Canadair CL-215T, an amphibious, yellow and red firefighting airplane otherwise known as a “Super Scooper.” Bridger Aerospace contracts with the U.S. Forest ...