Canadair CL-215

Canadair CL-215
The Canadair CL215 (Scooper) was the
first model in a series of
firefighting aircraft built
by Canadair and
later Bombardier.
• Amphibious aircraft
• A twin-engine
• High-wing aircraft
• Do well at low speeds and in gust-loading
circumstances
• Be able to land and take off from short,
unpaved airstrips
http://www.icepilots.com/fleet_cl215.php
Design and development
• The CL-215 can be traced back to early
projects by Canadair, the CL-43 and CL204.
• The CL-43 was conceived as a logistics
aircraft .
• The CL-204, was a water bomber .
• The CL-215 received a program go-ahead
in February 1966 with its maiden flight on
October 23 1967.
How it works
• When the fire emergence
happens, it takes off.
• Founding a suitable
"scooping" lake close to the
forest fire as possible.
• The aircraft touches down
on the lake and scoops
12000 lbs of water into the
internal tanks within ten
seconds.
• At last it flies to the fire
point.
History
• The CL-215 was designed as a specialist
fire bomber, particularly suited to Canada
and other heavily forested regions.
• The CL-215 first flew on October 23 1967,
and first delivery was to the French civil
protection agency in June 1969.
• Water tanks with
fire suppressant
tank at the rear.
At the top of the
tanks are funnels
that spill excess
water out of the
aircraft.
Dimensions
General
Cost
Crew
Approx.
$35
million
(Canada)
2
Passengers 8 / 30
with
tanks
removed
Length
19.82m
Height
8.98m
Span
28.61m
Wing area
100.33 sq m
Cabin length 9.38m excluding
cockpit
Cabin width 2.39m
maximum
Cabin height 1.90m
Cabin
volume
35.6 cu m
excluding
cockpit
Bombardier 415
• The Bombardier 415 Superscooper (for
merly Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper)
is a Canadian amphibious aircraft purposebuilt as a water bomber.
Introduction
• 1,340 metres (4,400 ft) of flyable area to
descend from 15 metres (49 ft) altitude
• scoop 6,140 litres of water during a 12second
• 410 metres (1,350 ft) long run on the
water at 70 knots (130 km/h; 81 mph)
Operators
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Canada
Croatia
France
Greece
415MP)
Italy
Malaysia
Morocco
Spain
United States
27 CL-415s
6 CL-415s
12 CL-415s
8 (7 CL-415GRs and 1 CL19 CL-415s
Ordered two CL-415MP
6 CL-415s
3 CL-415s; 2 on order
leases 4 CL-415s
World operators of the
Bombardier 415
Conclusion
• Canadair CL-215 or Bombardier 415 can
decrease the loss of a fire in the forest, so we
can see the importance of this type of aircraft
when the emergence happens.
• The aircrafts that we mentioned are showing us
how Canada develops and how the whole world
develops.
•Thanks for the patience for
watching.
Taken from
• http://www.oognok.ca/415/415.shtml
• http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-
data/stats.main?id=119
• http://www.icepilots.com/fleet_cl215.php
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_4
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CL215
• http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace
/amphibious-aircraft/firefightingtechniques-and-technologies.html