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 ...

[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 ...

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 ...