__NOTOC__ The CL-215 was the first model in a series of purpose-built firefighting aircraft built by Canadair and later Bombardier. This amphibious aircraft serves a number of roles in a number of countries, ranging from forest fire fighting to oil spill control on the open sea. Also known as the ''"Super Scooper"'', the aircraft can skim a lake or reservoir to fill its tanks with water to drop on a wildfire or occasionally structure fires. The CL-215 was the result of a quest by forestry officials for a more effective way of delivering water to forest fires. Over a period of 20 years beginning in 1969 in aviation, 125 of these aircraft were built, and were sold to customers in nine countries. The 'yellow duck', as it is affectionately known, is a versatile aircraft which can be fitted as a water bomber, an air transport for either goods or passengers, a search and rescue aircraft, or a patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. The CL215 is a twin-engine, wing-over aircraft designed with the requirements that it operate well at low speed and in gust-loading circumstances, as are found over forest fires. It is also able to land and take off from short, unpaved airstrips. It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines especially designed to operate in forest fire conditions. The aircraft has a 5,346 litre (1,275 US gal) fluid capacity, and is able to fill its tanks from a source as shallow as two metres in a mere 12 seconds. In 1987 in aviation, the CL-215T was announced, with improvements in handling brought about by design changes to the wings and empennage, and more powerful Pratt and Whitney turboprop engines. There is a popular urban legend about a SCUBA diver being sucked up and dropped onto a forest fire, both by a CL-215 and other Aerial firefightings. This has not only been shown to be false, but impossible, as the water is scooped through intakes smaller than a man. ==Specifications (CL-215)== ===General Characteristics=== * Crew: two pilots * Capacity: 5,455 l (1440 US gal) of water or 6,123kg (13,500 lb) of chemicals * Length: 19.82 m (65 ft 1 in) * Wingspan: 28.60 m (93 ft 10 in) * Height: 8.98 m (29 ft 6 in) * Wing area: 100.3 m² (1,080 ft²) * Empty: 12,200 kg (26,941 lb) * Loaded: kg ( lb) * Maximum takeoff: 19,730 kg (43,500 lb) * Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM 18-cylinder radial engines, 1,565 kW (2,100 hp) each ===Performance=== * Maximum speed: 290 km/h (181 mph) * Range: 2,430 km (1,518 miles) * Service ceiling: m ( ft) * Rate of climb: 305 m/min (1,000 ft/min) * Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²) * Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb) ==External links== *[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/scuba.htm Snopes.com on the urban legend] *[http://www.firediving.com/ Firediving International] A spoof on the urban legend. ==Related content== Related development: Canadair CL-217 - Canadair CL-415 Comparable aircraft: JRM Mars Designation sequence: Canadian special-purpose aircraft 1960-1969 Seaplanes and flying boats
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__NOTOC__ The CL-215 was the first model in a series of purpose-built firefighting aircraft built by Canadair and later Bombardier. This amphibious aircraft serves a number of roles in a number of countries, ranging from forest fire fighting to oil spill control on the open sea. Also known as the ''"Super Scooper"'', the aircraft can skim a lake or reservoir to fill its tanks with water to drop on a wildfire or occasionally structure fires. The CL-215 was the result of a quest by forestry officials for a more effective way of delivering water to forest fires. Over a period of 20 years beginning in 1969 in aviation, 125 of these aircraft were built, and were sold to customers in nine countries. The 'yellow duck', as it is affectionately known, is a versatile aircraft which can be fitted as a water bomber, an air transport for either goods or passengers, a search and rescue aircraft, or a patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. The CL215 is a twin-engine, wing-over aircraft designed with the requirements that it operate well at low speed and in gust-loading circumstances, as are found over forest fires. It is also able to land and take off from short, unpaved airstrips. It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines especially designed to operate in forest fire conditions. The aircraft has a 5,346 litre (1,275 US gal) fluid capacity, and is able to fill its tanks from a source as shallow as two metres in a mere 12 seconds. In 1987 in aviation, the CL-215T was announced, with improvements in handling brought about by design changes to the wings and empennage, and more powerful Pratt and Whitney turboprop engines. There is a popular urban legend about a SCUBA diver being sucked up and dropped onto a forest fire, both by a CL-215 and other Aerial firefightings. This has not only been shown to be false, but impossible, as the water is scooped through intakes smaller than a man. ==Specifications (CL-215)== ===General Characteristics=== * Crew: two pilots * Capacity: 5,455 l (1440 US gal) of water or 6,123kg (13,500 lb) of chemicals * Length: 19.82 m (65 ft 1 in) * Wingspan: 28.60 m (93 ft 10 in) * Height: 8.98 m (29 ft 6 in) * Wing area: 100.3 m² (1,080 ft²) * Empty: 12,200 kg (26,941 lb) * Loaded: kg ( lb) * Maximum takeoff: 19,730 kg (43,500 lb) * Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM 18-cylinder radial engines, 1,565 kW (2,100 hp) each ===Performance=== * Maximum speed: 290 km/h (181 mph) * Range: 2,430 km (1,518 miles) * Service ceiling: m ( ft) * Rate of climb: 305 m/min (1,000 ft/min) * Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²) * Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb) ==External links== *[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/scuba.htm Snopes.com on the urban legend] *[http://www.firediving.com/ Firediving International] A spoof on the urban legend. ==Related content== Related development: Canadair CL-217 - Canadair CL-415 Comparable aircraft: JRM Mars Designation sequence: Canadian special-purpose aircraft 1960-1969 Seaplanes and flying boats
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