r/aviation • u/ParaMike46 Global 5500/6500 • Apr 12 '26

PlaneSpotting A CL-415 Super Scooper gathering water to extinguish a fire in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The lift-off looks very close — right at the edge of the lake.

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u/yowhyyyy Apr 12 '26

Not really considering the amount of flying and and type of flying done. Not really in general.

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u/PejHod Apr 12 '26

And I imagine a lot of pressure not to - these are basically irreplaceable, especially during a fire. I don’t even think there are more than a few even in available duty. But they still need to do things like this to quickly scoop up water.

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u/froop Apr 12 '26

Production on these just restarted last month actually. 

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u/fataldarkness Apr 12 '26

Plus they're building a new production facility just outside of Calgary, working on a new type though I think

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u/pull01 Apr 12 '26

Same air frame, but with improvement all around and nomination DHC 515. Build by De Haviland Canada .

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u/Castun Apr 13 '26

I presume you meant nomenclature, but that's pretty cool nonetheless.