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A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the ...
Akemann launched the drone from the top of a parking garage in Santa Monica out of curiosity to observe the wildfire damage, but lost sight of it after it flew about 1.5 miles, according to McNally.
A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal.
The Canadair CL-415 (Super Scooper, [2] later Bombardier 415) and the De Havilland Canada DHC-515 are a series of amphibious aircraft built originally by Canadair and subsequently by Bombardier and De Havilland Canada.
The unauthorized drone damaged the aircraft, known as a "super scooper," as it was working to suppress the massive Palisades Fire that has so far engulfed more than 23,000 acres of land in western ...
A theatre group flew Parrot AR.Drones in Dublin to film video for an exhibit in 2012. [80] The Irish Aviation Authority stated that this was prohibited, as Dublin is classed as a restricted area. [81] A video of Cork taken by Raymond Fogarty became popular online in April 2014, but was criticised by licensed operators SkyTec. [82]
The Canadair CL-215 (Scooper) is the first model in a series of amphibious flying boats designed and built by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Canadair, and later produced by Bombardier. It is one of only a handful of large amphibious aircraft to have been produced in large numbers during the post-war era, and the first to be developed from the ...
The pilot of that Super Scooper was unaware they hit the drone and suffered a “a fist-sized hole” in the aircraft, Marrone added Friday. The plane remains grounded, but will hopefully be ready ...