The Super Scooper skims the water’s surface at 100 mph, collecting 1,600 gallons in under 12 seconds. The pilot drops the load directly above the wildfire, then circles back to repeat the process.

Other Super Scoopers operating in the U.S. are on loan from Canada, like the Quebec 1 that was hit by the drone in L.A. Officials there have leased a pair of CL-415 planes from the government of ...

Bridger Aerospace is a leading U.S. aerial firefighting company, positioned to benefit from climate-driven wildfire growth.

The USDA Forest Service expressed appreciation for the "super scooper planes," which began actively combating the Siphon Fire late Friday. The "super scooper," or CL 415 plane, is highly effective ...

Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper Plane figh. One of the “Super Scooper” planes aiding in the battle against the Los Angeles wildfires was damaged after colliding with a drone and is now grounded, ...

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 the bottom of the plane. Then, 1,412 gallons of water are “scooped ...

What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires? ... The Super Scooper skims the water’s surface at 100 mph, collecting 1,600 gallons in under 12 seconds.

Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are ‘rugged, reliable' — and rare Only about 160 of the fire-dousing aircraft, which are built in Canada using a 55-year-old design, are in operation ...

Other Super Scoopers operating in the U.S. are on loan from Canada, like the Quebec 1 that was hit by the drone in L.A. Officials there have leased a pair of CL-415 planes from the government of ...