[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 ...

Farrell told News 13 that the Super Scooper needs a water source at least one mile long. They fly in with two valves open on ...

Among them are machines like CH-47 Chinook helicopters, C-130 Hercules transport planes, and Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper amphibious aircraft sent by Canada. A variety of aircraft are used in ...

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 ...